| The Global Distribution of Infant Mortality: A Subnational Spatial View |
| Authors: |
Adam Storeygard, Deborah Balk, Marc Levy, and Glenn Deane |
| Source: |
Population Space & Place, 14(3): 209-229; DOI: 10.1002/psp.484 |
| Topic(s): |
Child health
GIS/GPS
Infant mortality
Spatial analysis
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| Country: |
More than one region
Multiple Regions
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| Published: |
JAN 2008 |
| Abstract: |
We describe the compilation of a spatially
explicit data-set detailing infant mortality
rates in over 10,000 national and subnational
units worldwide, benchmarked to the year
2000. Although their resolution is highly
variable, subnational data are available for
countries representing over 90% of the non-
OECD population. Concentration of global
infant deaths is higher than implied by
national data alone. Assigning both national
and subnational data to map grid cells so that
they may be easily integrated with other
geographical data, we generate infant
mortality rates for environmental regions,
including biomes and coastal zones, by
continent. Rates for these regions also show
striking refi nements from the use of the
higher resolution data. Possibilities and
limitations for related work are discussed. |
| Web: |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3433806/ |