Estimating Adult Mortality in Papua New Guinea, 2011

Estimating Adult Mortality in Papua New Guinea, 2011

Abstract Background Mortality in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is poorly measured because routine reporting of deaths is incomplete and inaccurate. This study provides the first estimates in the academic literature of adult mortality (45q15) in PNG by province and sex. These results are compared to a Compo...

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Main Authors: Urarang Kitur, Tim Adair, Alan D. Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Subjects:
Papua New Guinea
Adult mortality
Orphanhood method
Socio-economic inequalities
Sub-national mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12963-019-0184-x

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