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Indicator name:
Child deaths, causes of death distribution among children aged < 5 years
Short name:
Distribution of causes of death among children aged <5 years
Data type:
Rate per 1 000
Topic:
Mortality and burden of disease
Child health
Rationale:
Causes of mortality for children under 5 years of age are a crucial inputs for health systems for identifying appropriate interventions for child survival.
Definition:
Proportion of mortality in children under five years due to a specific cause of death expressed as a rate per 1,000 live births
Associated terms:
infectious diseases of childhood
Disaggregation:
age, location
Method of measurement
estimates
Method of estimation:
The Child and Adolescent Cause of Death Estimation Group (CA-CODE) which includes representatives from UNICEF, WHO, and academic experts worldwide produces produces estimates of child under 5 cause of death using a Bayesian model and a set of covariates according to type and quality of country data.
Method of estimation of global and regional aggregates:
Global and regional estimates are derived from numbers of estimated deaths by cause and population for age groups 0 year and 1-4 year, aggregated by relevant region.
Other possible data sources:
Special studies
Preferred data sources:
Civil registration with complete coverage and medical certification of cause of death
Survey with verbal autopsy
Population-based household survey
Unit of Measure:
deaths per 1,000 live births
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Annual
Expected frequency of data collection:
on-going
Comments:
Only causes that are greater than 3% of global proportional mortality are displayed; ICD codes are available on request.  
Contact person email:
strongk@who.int
Name:
Kate Strong
IMRID:
89
Limitations:
Predominant type of statistics: adjusted and predicted.
Links:
Global Burden of Disease (WHO website)
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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