Under-five mortality among displaced populations in Meheba refugee camp, Zambia, 2008–2014

Under-five mortality among displaced populations in Meheba refugee camp, Zambia, 2008–2014

BACKGROUND Under-five mortality, which is the probability of a child dying before their fifth birthday, is of concern in Zambia as infant and child mortality rates are important social indicators. Displaced population in camps provide a basis for under-five mortality surveillance because detailed registration databases have been developed. Additionally, health data routinely collected on mortal...

Special Communications 6 Prevention of Excess Mortality in Refugee and Displaced Populations in Developing Countries

More than 30 million refugees and internally displaced persons in developing countries are currently dependent on international rSttef assistance for their survival. Most of this assistance is provided by Western nations such as the United States. Mortality rates in these populations during the acute phase of displacement have been extremely high, up to 60 times the expected rates. Displaced po...

High levels of mortality, malnutrition, and measles, among recently-displaced Somali refugees in Dagahaley camp, Dadaab refugee camp complex, Kenya, 2011

BACKGROUND Following a rapid influx of over 200,000 displaced Somalis into the Dadaab refugee camp complex in Kenya, Médecins Sans Frontières conducted a mortality and nutrition survey of the population living in Bulo Bacte, a self-settled area surrounding Dagahaley camp (part of this complex). METHODS The survey was conducted between 31st July and 10th August 2011. We exhaustively interviewe...

Nutritional Assessment and Nutritional Needs of Refugee or Displaced Populations

Under-five Mortality in the World (1900-2015)

5.9 million children under age five died in 2015, 16 000 every day. Globally, under-five mortality rate has decreased by 53%, from an estimated rate of 91 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 43 deaths per 1000 live births in 2015. The average annual rate of reduction in under-five mortality has accelerated from 1.8%  a year over the period 1990–2000 to 3.9%  for 2000–2015 , but remains insuf...