title: Indirect mortality estimates for children under five in six Arab countries.
abstract: "Data from various censuses and surveys covering the last two decades for six Arab countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, the Syrian Arab Republic, and the United Arab Emirates) are analysed using the Brass-Trussell methodology and the Coale-Demeny West model life tables.  Overlapping levels and trends with respect to various infant and childhood mortality measurements since the mid-1950s are determined.  The measurements show that these countries are not homogeneous with respect to mortality, as they reflect disparities in both health programmes, standards of living and quality of life."
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: El-khorazaty
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D001445:Bahrain; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004534:Egypt; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007597:Jordan; D007730:Kuwait; D008877:Middle East; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013593:Syria; D014479:United Arab Emirates
keywords: Africa; Arab Countries; Asia; Bahrain; Child Mortality; Comparative Studies; Cross-cultural Comparisons; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Differential Mortality; Egypt; Estimation Technics; Indirect Estimation Technics; Infant Mortality; Jordan; Kuwait; Mediterranean Countries; Mortality; Northern Africa; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Studies; Syria; United Arab Emirates; Western Asia