Open AccessAn Empirical Analysis of Infant Mortality
Author(s) -
Oladayo Timothy Popoola
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of economics and management sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2576-3016
pISSN - 2576-3008
DOI - 10.30560/jems.v2n1p27
Subject(s) - sanitation , infant mortality , environmental health , developing country , welfare , standard of living , business , government (linguistics) , economic growth , sample (material) , socioeconomics , medicine , political science , economics , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , pathology , chromatography , law
Newborn deaths are often used as measure of living standard of citizens as well as health indicator of nations. The rate is so high in developing countries, and more in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region. This paper therefore investigated the main drivers of infant mortality in a sample of eight SSA nations. The empirical findings reveal that newborn deaths are negative and statistically significant with the quality and availability of water supplies, sanitation facility, improved standard of living; but positively related and statistically significant to the increase in pollution level these countries. The study therefore recommend that government’s efforts should also be directed towards enhancing effective child healthcare services, provision of infrastructural facilities such as, improving access to drinkable water, and citizens’ welfare.