Modeling Age Patterns of Under-5 Mortality by Detailed Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Using Demographic and Health Surveys

Andrea Verhulst , Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)
Julio E. Romero-Prieto , London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Michel Guillot, University of Pennsylvania & INED

In this paper, we propose a model for summarizing regularities about how under-5 mortality is distributed by detailed age groups –including weeks, months, and trimesters– in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. This model is based on estimates from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). The model fills an important gap in the existing literature on model life tables by focusing on countries that depart from the historical mortality experience of high-income countries. The applications of the model aim to improve the monitoring of under-5 mortality by detailed age as well as the evaluation and correction of deficient data.

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 Presented in Session 25. Advancements in Mortality analysis