Inequalities in infant mortality in Brazil at subnational levels in Brazil, 1990 to 2015.

Célia Landmann SzwarcwaldWanessa da Silva de AlmeidaRenato Azeredo TeixeiraElisabeth Barboza FrançaMarina Jorge de MirandaDeborah Carvalho Malta

Published in: Population health metrics (2020)

The results showed a marked decrease in the IMR inequalities in Brazil, regardless of the geographic breakdown and the calculation method. Despite clear signs of progress in curbing infant mortality, there are still challenges in reducing its level, such as the concentration of deaths in the early neonatal period, and the specific increases of post neonatal mortality in 2016, after the recent cuts in social investments.

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