| Title |
Infant Mortality Rate as a Measure of a Country’s Health: A Robust Method to Improve Reliability and Comparability
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| Published in |
Demography, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13524-017-0553-7 |
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| Authors |
Robert M. Gonzalez, Donna Gilleskie |
| Abstract |
Researchers and policymakers often rely on the infant mortality rate as an indicator of a country's health. Despite arguments about its relevance, uniform measurement of infant mortality is necessary to guarantee its use as a valid measure of population health. Using important socioeconomic indicators, we develop a novel method to adjust country-specific reported infant mortality figures. We conclude that an augmented measure of mortality that includes both infant and late fetal deaths should be considered when assessing levels of social welfare in a country. In addition, mortality statistics that exhibit a substantially high ratio of late fetal to early neonatal deaths should be more closely scrutinized. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 20% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| Argentina | 1 | 5% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 13 | 65% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 90% |
| Scientists | 2 | 10% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 126 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 13% |
| Researcher | 13 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 12% |
| Unknown | 39 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 14 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 11% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 8 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 13% |
| Unknown | 44 | 35% |
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