Child mortality, particularly neonatal mortality (death in the fi rst month of life), correlates strongly with the health and nutrition of the mother, as well as with the accessibility of both basic and emergency health services. There arevery wide differences in the percentage of births attended by skilled health personnel, ranging from nearly 100 per cent in most advanced economies as well as in East and Central Asia, to only 50 per cent of deliveries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa (United Nations, 2013). Inequalities in nutritional intake, use of health-care services and access to infrastructural amenities are very important in determining disparities in child mortality.
Inequality matters – Report on the world social situation 2013
Извор: WUNRN – 04.03.2014
