Under five and infant mortality in Chile

Child health has been a health policy priority for more than a century in Chile. Since 2000, new health and intersectoral interventions have been implemented. However, no recent analyses have explored child mortality and equity in Chile, an indispensable input to guide policies towards the achieveme...

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Published in:PloS one 2020-09, Vol.15 (9), p.e0239974
Main Authors: Aguilera, Ximena, Delgado, Iris, Icaza, Gloria, Apablaza, Mauricio, Villanueva, Loreto, Castillo-Laborde, Carla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Infant mortality
Patient outcomes
Pediatric diseases
Pediatric research
Risk factors
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Summary:Child health has been a health policy priority for more than a century in Chile. Since 2000, new health and intersectoral interventions have been implemented. However, no recent analyses have explored child mortality and equity in Chile, an indispensable input to guide policies towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, specially, in the context of a deeply unequal country such as many other Latin American countries. Thus, the objectives of this study are to analyze the variations in the risk and the causes of death among Chilean children aged
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0239974