Infant mortality in Bangladesh: a review of recent evidence.
Estimates of child mortality are mainly based on reports by mothers on the survival status of their children. Infant mortality estimates from such data do not seem to have declined in recent years. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics sample registration infant mortality estimates appear to be suspiciously low.
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Department of Acturial Science and Statistics, City University, London.
D001459:Bangladesh; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors