Bernadette O’Hare|Innocent Makuta|Levison Chiwaula|Naor Bar-Zeev
Income and child mortality in developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
University of Malawi|University of St Andrews|University of Malawi|University of Malawi|University of Liverpool|Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme
aimed quantify relationship national income infant underfive mortality developing countrieswe conducted systematic literature search studies examined relationship income child mortality infant andor underfive mortality metaanalysed resultsdeveloping countrieschild mortality infant underfive mortalitythe systematic literature search identified 24 studies produced 38 estimates examined impact income mortality rates using metaanalysis produced pooled estimates relationship income mortality pooled estimate relationship income infant mortality adjusting covariates 095 95 ci 134 057 underfive mortality 045 95 ci 079 011 adjusting covariates pooled estimate relationship income infant mortality 033 039 026 estimate underfive mortality 028 037 019 country infant mortality 50 per 1000 live births gross domestic product per capita purchasing power parity increases 10 infant mortality decrease 45 per 1000 live birthsincome important determinant child survival work provides pooled estimate relationship