Reduction of infant mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean: uneven progress requiring a variety of responses

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cepal.docTypeBoletines
cepal.idSade32420
cepal.topicEngSOCIAL RIGHTS
cepal.topicEngCHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
cepal.topicSpaDERECHOS SOCIALES
cepal.topicSpaINFANCIA Y ADOLESCENCIA
cepal.workareaEngSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOCIAL
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL
dc.contributor.entityUNICEF
dc.coverage.spatialEngLATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-20T01:28:48Z
dc.date.available2014-03-20T01:28:48Z
dc.date.issued2008-01
dc.description.abstractInfant mortality has unquestionably declined throughout Latin America over the last decade, even under conditions of low and unstable economic growth and a meagre overall reduction of poverty in the region. The declines in infant mortality vary from one country to another. The persistence of high infant mortality rates is related to low income, teenage pregnancy and lack of access to basic services, as well as to the lack of appropriate health care infrastructure. At the same time, both the rural population as a whole, and the indigenous and Afro-descendent population in particular, has fallen markedly behind, with overall infant mortality rates much higher than among the rest of the population. Moreover, the cause and incidence of death in this age group have been changing according with the changes in neonatal and post-neonatal deaths. Our editorial line-up has created space for opinions from adolescents and youth, as well as from policy experts on the problem, its causes, and approaches to dealing with infant mortality. We also offer succinct information on a broad range of programmes—utilizing various interventions—in different countries of the region regarding maternal and infant care, in an attempt to bring about a reduction in mortality.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/35977
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisherUNICEF
dc.publisher.placeSantiago
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesChallenges: Newsletter on progress towards the Millenium Development Goals from a child rights perspective
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo6
dc.relation.translationLanguagespa
dc.relation.translationRecordLa reducción de la mortalidad infantil en América Latina y el Caribe: avance dispar que requiere respuestas variadas
dc.relation.translationUrihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/35993
dc.subject.unbisEngCHILDREN
dc.subject.unbisEngADOLESCENTS
dc.subject.unbisEngINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject.unbisEngCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject.unbisEngCHILD HEALTH
dc.subject.unbisSpaNIÑOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaADOLESCENTES
dc.subject.unbisSpaMORTALIDAD INFANTIL
dc.subject.unbisSpaMORTALIDAD EN LA NIÑEZ
dc.subject.unbisSpaSALUD INFANTIL
dc.titleReduction of infant mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean: uneven progress requiring a variety of responses
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