The global distribution of infant mortality: a subnational spatial view
- 25 March 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Population, Space and Place
- Vol. 14 (3), 209-229
- https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.484
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 refinements from the use of the higher resolution data. Possibilities and limitations for related work are discussed. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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