Economic cycles and child mortality: A cross-national study of the least developed countries

•Uneven effects of growth and recession periods on child mortality in the LDCs.•A decrease in GDP per capita entails a significant rise in child mortality rates.•An increase in GDP per capita does not affect child mortality significantly.•ODA plays a crucial role in counteracting impacts of recessio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Economics and human biology 2016-09, Vol.22, p.14-23
Hauptverfasser:	Pérez-Moreno, Salvador, Blanco-Arana, María C., Bárcena-Martín, Elena
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Birth Rate Child mortality Child Mortality - trends Child, Preschool Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data Gross Domestic Product - statistics & numerical data Growth HIV Infections - epidemiology Humans Infant Infant, Newborn LDCs Recession Thinness - epidemiology Vaccination - statistics & numerical data
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