copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
Low birthweight - UNICEF DATA Notes on the data Definitions Two key indicators about birthweight are described in this section, (i) low birthweight (LBW) prevalence and (ii) prevalence of newborns without birthweight data in national data sources Birthweight is the first weight of the newborn obtained after birth
COUNTRY CONSULTATION ON LOW BIRTHWEIGHT AND PRETERM BIRTH ESTIMATES To improve the survival and health of small and vulnerable newborns, better-quality data are needed – particularly from low-income countries, which bear the greatest burden of LBW and preterm birth In an effort to address this gap and improve data for small and vulnerable newborns, WHO and UNICEF, supported by London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), are developing joint LBW
Low birthweight data - UNICEF DATA The dataset you are about to download is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3 0 IGO license
30899Uni - UNICEF DATA The goal of reducing low birthweight incidence by at least one third between 2000 and 2010 is one of the major goals in ‘A World Fit for Children’, the Declaration and Plan of Action adopted by the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children in 2002 The reduction of low birthweight also forms an important contribution to the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for reducing
SURVIVE and THRIVE - UNICEF DATA Every year, 30 million newborns are at risk th and disability Every year, an estimated 2 5 million newborns die during the first 2 days of life (3) Approximately 80% of these are low-birth-weight (LBW), and two thirds are born pre-maturely In addition, a further estimated 1 million small and sick newborns survive with a long-t
Malnutrition in Children - UNICEF DATA Malnutrition is a violation of children’s rights, while good nutrition sets children on the path to grow, develop, learn and reach their full potential Despite significant progress over the past two decades, the UNICEF, WHO, World Bank global and regional child malnutrition estimates reveal that we are still far from a world without malnutrition Measures of child malnutrition are used to
178-185 04-012864. indd - UNICEF DATA Ann K Blanc1 Tessa Wardlaw2 Objective To critically examine the data used to produce estimates of the proportion of infants with low birth weight in developing countries and to describe biases in these data To assess the effect of adjustment procedures on the estimates and propose a modified estimation procedure for international reporting purposes
Maternal and Newborn Health Disparities Uganda - UNICEF DATA Neonatal mortality rate: Uganda’s neonatal mortality rate (NMR)^ is 19 deaths per 1,000 live births 3 NMR≠ in rural areas is 30 deaths per 1,000 live births and 31 deaths per 1,000 live births in urban areas 2 NMR≠ among the poorest households is 26 neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births, compared to 34 deaths per 1,000 live births among the richest households 2