D You, L Hug, S Ejdemyr, P Idele, D Hogan, C Mathers… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background In 2000, world leaders agreed on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). MDG 4 called for a two-thirds reduction in the under-5 mortality rate between 1990 and …
Background Despite remarkable progress in the improvement of child survival between 1990 and 2015, the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 target of a two-thirds reduction …
Background Remarkable financial and political efforts have been focused on the reduction of child mortality during the past few decades. Timely measurements of levels and trends in …
Background India had the largest number of under-5 deaths of all countries in 2015, with substantial subnational disparities. We estimated national and subnational all-cause and …
H Wang, ZA Bhutta, MM Coates, M Coggeshall… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Established in 2000, Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4) catalysed extraordinary political, financial, and social commitments to reduce under-5 …
Summary Background The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set in 2015 by the UN General Assembly, call for all countries to reach an under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) of at least …
Background Trend data for causes of child death are crucial to inform priorities for improving child survival by and beyond 2015. We report child mortality by cause estimates in 2000–13 …
D You, T Wardlaw, P Salama, G Jones - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
As global momentum and investment for accelerating maternal and child survival grows, monitoring of progress at the global and country level has become even more needed …
Background Investments in the survival of older children and adolescents (aged 5–19 years) bring triple dividends for now, their future, and the next generation. However, 1· 5 million …