Child Mortality Estimation 2013: An overview of updates in estimation methods by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation

July 8, 2014

In September 2013, the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) published an update of the estimates of the under-five mortality rate (U5MR) and under-five deaths for all countries. Compared to the UN IGME estimates published in 2012, updated data inputs and a new method for estimating the U5MR were used.

 

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