National, regional, and global levels and trends in neonatal mortality between 1990 and 2017, with scenario-based projections to 2030: a systematic analysis

Summary: Background: Reducing neonatal mortality is an essential part of the third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), to end preventable child deaths. To achieve this aim will require an understanding of the levels of and trends in neonatal mortality. We therefore aimed to estimate the levels of a...

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Main Authors: Lucia Hug, MA, Monica Alexander, PhD, Danzhen You, PhD, Leontine Alkema, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19301639