National and subnational all-cause and cause-specific child mortality in China, 1996-2015: a systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals

• Main Authors: Chunhua He, MD (Author), Dr. Li Liu, PhD (Author), Yue Chu, MSPH (Author), Jamie Perin, PhD (Author), Li Dai, PhD (Author), Xiaohong Li, MD (Author), Lei Miao, BA (Author), Leni Kang, PhD (Author), Qi Li, MD (Author), Robert Scherpbier, MPH (Author), Sufang Guo, MD (Author), Prof. Igor Rudan, MD (Author), Peige Song, MSc (Author), Kit Yee Chan, PhD (Author), Prof. Yan Guo, MPH (Author), Prof. Robert E Black, MD (Author), Prof. Yanping Wang, MD (Author), Prof. Jun Zhu, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: China has achieved Millennium Development Goal 4 to reduce under-5 mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. In this study, we estimated the national and subnational levels and causes of child mortality in China annually from 1996 to 2015 to draw implications for achievement of...