Under-Five Mortality in Brazil: Healthcare and Socioeconomic Correlates, 2001-2017

Brazil's under-five mortality trends from 2001 to 2017, analyzed by Cristiane da Silva Ramos Marinho. The ecological study uses secondary data aggregated by Intermediate Urban Linkage Regions (RIAU) to examine correlations with healthcare, socioeconomic, and sanitation indicators. It shows a significant decline until 2010, meeting the UN Millennium Development Goal, followed by a slower reduction and potential stabilization.

Use Cases

• Modeling the correlation between extreme poverty and child mortality rates based on the described strong correlation (r=0.649).
• Analyzing trends in under-five mortality using joinpoint regression models as mentioned in the study methodology.
• Evaluating the impact of maternal schooling on child health outcomes based on the reported correlation coefficient (r=0.640).
• Assessing regional disparities in achieving Millennium Development Goals within Brazil's major geographic regions.

Strengths

• Covers a 17-year time range from 2001 to 2017, allowing for longitudinal trend analysis.
• Includes statistically significant findings, such as the AAPC of -3.95 for 2001-2010 and correlation coefficients for key variables.
• Data is aggregated by Intermediate Urban Linkage Regions (RIAU), providing a sub-national geographic structure.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Cristiane da Silva Ramos Marinho

Collection Method

Ecological study using secondary data aggregated by Intermediate Urban Linkage Regions (RIAU).

Time Range

2001 to 2017

Geography

Brazil, analyzed by major geographic regions and RIAU.