Child Malnutrition and Mortality : Evidence from a Cross-Country Analysis
Abstract
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) call for a two-thirds reduction in the mortality rate among children under age five between 1990 and 2015. Accurate and timely estimates of under-five mortality are needed to help countries set priorities, design programmes to reduce mortality, and monitor progress towards the MDG4.
Developing these estimates poses a considerable challenge because of the limited data available for many developing countries and lack of agreement on the best way to calculate child mortality levels and trends.
The paper is divided into two sections. Firstly, the determinants of Child Mortality are examined. It specifically examines how child mortality is related to the household’s environmental and socio-economic characteristics, such as female literacy, total fertility, per capita GDP, per capita expenditure on health care facilities, physicians available per lakh of......

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Title: Child Mortality In India
Approximate Word Count: 6914
Approximate Pages: 28 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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