How Many Infants May Have Died in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries in 2020 Due to the Economic Contraction Accompanying the COVID-19 Pandemic? Mortality Projections Based on Forecasted Declines in Economic Growth

How Many Infants May Have Died in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries in 2020 Due to the Economic Contraction Accompanying the COVID-19 Pandemic? Mortality Projections Based on Forecasted Declines in Economic Growth

While COVID-19 has a relatively small direct impact on infant mortality, the pandemic is expected to indirectly increase mortality of this vulnerable group in low-income and middle-income countries through its effects on the economy and health system performance. Previous studies projected indirect...

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Main Authors: Shapira, Gil, de Walque, Damien, Friedman, Jed
Format: Journal Article
Published: BMJ Publishing Group, Ltd. 2021
Subjects:
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
INFANT MORTALITY
DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY
REGRESSION MODEL
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
EOCNOMIC SHOCK
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36613

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