Whereas child mortality has been decreased globally in the last 20 years, high levels persist in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper analyzes child mortality in 25 Sub-Saharan countries based on household survey data. We employ a new multilevel approach with structured additive predictor within the...

Despite improvements in global child health within the last three decades, under-5 mortality remains significantly high in Sub-Saharan and Asia. Both regions did not achieve the MDG target of reducing under-5 mortality by two thirds by 2015. The underlying causes of under-5 mortality differ...

Despite improvements in global child health within the last three decades, under-5 mortality remains significantly high in Sub-Saharan and Asia. Both regions did not achieve the MDG target of reducing under-5 mortality by two thirds by 2015. The underlying causes of under-5 mortality differ...