Measuring progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goals in small populations: is under‐five mortality in Tuvalu declining?

Abstract Objectives: Infant mortality rates (IMR) and under‐five mortality rates (U5MR) in Tuvalu (2010 population 11,149) for 1990–2011 were evaluated to determine best estimates of levels and trends. Methods: Estimates were graphed over time to identify trends/inconsistencies, and censored for rel...

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Main Authors: Richard Taylor, Christine Linhart, Geoffrey Hayes, Steven Homasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-08-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12169