Global Subnational Infant Mortality Rates for 2000

Over 10,000 national and subnational units provide estimates of infant mortality rates for the year 2000. The data includes vector shapefiles, raster grids, and tabular data on rates, births, and deaths. Columbia University's Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) produced this dataset.

Use Cases

• Analyze subnational variation in infant mortality rates across over 10,000 administrative units.
• Model the relationship between infant mortality rates and denominator birth counts using the provided grids.
• Map infant mortality rates at a subnational level using the shapefile containing approximately 1,000 units.
• Calculate infant death counts by combining the rate numerator grids with the denominator birth grids.

Strengths

• Covers over 10,000 national and subnational administrative units.
• Provides multiple data representations: shapefiles, raster grids, and tabular data.
• Includes both the rate and its components (births and deaths) for calculation flexibility.

Limitations

• Data is from a single year (2000) and is not current.
• The shapefile contains only about 1,000 units, reducing detail for Brazil, China, and Mexico.
• No information on data collection methodology or source reliability is provided.

Provenance

Source

Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Collection Method

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Time Range

2000

Freshness

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Geography

Global, subnational.