Dataset

Global Subnational Infant Mortality Rates, v2.01 (2015)

Infant and Child HealthGlobalColumbia University, Earthdata

Dataset Objective

To provide a global subnational map of infant mortality rate estimates for the year 2015

Context

The data are benchmarked to the year 2015 (Version 1 was benchmarked to the year 2000), and are drawn from national offices, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and other sources from 2006 to 2014

What is included

This dataset entails continent name, country codes, administrative level (0,1,2,3 & 4), type of administrative unit associated with a level, IMR for the year reported, the total number of subnational units, and yearly infant mortality rates.

Collection Methods

Household surveys