Geographical Inequalities and Social and Environmental Risk Factors for Under-Five Mortality in Ghana in 2000 and 2010: Bayesian Spatial Analysis of Census Data.
Raphael E ArkuJames E BennettMarcia Caldas de CastroKofi Agyeman-DuahSamilia E MintahJames H WarePhilomena NyarkoJohn D SpenglerSamuel Agyei-MensahMajid EzzatiPublished in: PLoS medicine (2016)
Under-five mortality has declined in all of Ghana's districts, but the cross-district inequality in mortality has increased. There is a need for additional data, including on healthcare, and additional environmental and socioeconomic measurements, to understand the reasons for the variations in mortality levels and trends.