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The global distribution of infant mortality: a subnational spatial view
Author(s) -
Storeygard Adam,
Balk Deborah,
Levy Marc,
Deane Glenn
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
population, space and place
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1544-8452
pISSN - 1544-8444
DOI - 10.1002/psp.484
Subject(s) - geography , infant mortality , biome , data set , distribution (mathematics) , population , spatial analysis , variable (mathematics) , work (physics) , regional science , physical geography , demography , statistics , ecology , remote sensing , mathematics , mathematical analysis , ecosystem , sociology , biology , mechanical engineering , engineering
We describe the compilation of a spatially explicit data‐set detailing infant mortality rates in over 10,000 national and subnational units worldwide, benchmarked to the year 2000. Although their resolution is highly variable, subnational data are available for countries representing over 90% of the non‐OECD population. Concentration of global infant deaths is higher than implied by national data alone. Assigning both national and subnational data to map grid cells so that they may be easily integrated with other geographical data, we generate infant mortality rates for environmental regions, including biomes and coastal zones, by continent. Rates for these regions also show striking refinements from the use of the higher resolution data. Possibilities and limitations for related work are discussed. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.