Small area estimation of under-5 mortality in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Chad, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zambia using spatially misaligned data.
Laura Dwyer-LindgrenEllen R SquiresStephanie TeepleGloria IkileziD Allen RobertsDanny V ColombaraSarah Katherine AllenStanley M KamandeNicholas GraetzAbraham D FlaxmanCharbel El BcheraouiKristjana AsbjornsdottirGilbert AsiimweÂngelo AugustoOrvalho AugustoBaltazar ChilundoCaroline De SchachtSarah GimbelCarol KamyaFaith NamugayaFelix MasiyeCremildo MauieiaYodé MiangotarHonoré MimcheAcácio SaboneteHaribondhu SarmaKenneth SherrMoses SimuyembaAaron Chisha SinyangweJasim UddinBradley H WagenaarStephen S LimPublished in: Population health metrics (2018)
Subnational estimates of U5MR reveal significant within-country variation. These estimates could be used for identifying high-need areas and positive deviants, tracking trends in geographic inequalities, and evaluating progress towards international development targets such as the Sustainable Development Goals.