Social, economic, political and health system and program determinants of child mortality reduction in China between 1990 and 2006: A systematic analysis

Between 1990 and 2006, China reduced its under-five mortality rate (U5MR) from 64.6 to 20.6 per 1000 live births and achieved the fourth United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal nine years ahead of target. This study explores the contribution of social, economic and political determinants, health...

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Main Authors: Xing Lin Feng, Evropi Theodoratou, Li Liu, Kit Yee Chan, David Hipgrave, Robert Scherpbier, Hana Brixi, Sufang Guo, Wen Chunmei, Mickey Chopra, Robert E. Black, Harry Campbell, Igor Rudan, Yan Guo
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Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2012-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201201/13-Article%20Feng.pdf
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Evropi Theodoratou
Li Liu
Kit Yee Chan
David Hipgrave
Robert Scherpbier
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Sufang Guo
Wen Chunmei
Mickey Chopra
Robert E. Black
Harry Campbell
Igor Rudan
Yan Guo
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Li Liu
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description Between 1990 and 2006, China reduced its under-five mortality rate (U5MR) from 64.6 to 20.6 per 1000 live births and achieved the fourth United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal nine years ahead of target. This study explores the contribution of social, economic and political determinants, health system and policy determinants, and health programmes and interventions to this success.
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spelling doaj.art-462acaefa6684e77a27a8b38bbfe39fc2022-12-22T01:53:24ZengEdinburgh University Global Health SocietyJournal of Global Health2047-29782047-29862012-06-0121748410.7189/jogh.02.010405Social, economic, political and health system and program determinants of child mortality reduction in China between 1990 and 2006: A systematic analysisXing Lin Feng 0Evropi Theodoratou 1Li Liu 2Kit Yee Chan 3David Hipgrave 4Robert Scherpbier 5Hana Brixi 6Sufang Guo 7Wen Chunmei 8Mickey Chopra 9Robert E. Black 10Harry Campbell 11Igor Rudan12Yan Guo 13Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaCentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USADepartment of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China; Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaUNICEF Office for China, Beijing, PR ChinaWorld Health Organization, Office of the WHO Representative in China, Beijing, PR ChinaUNICEF Office for China, Beijing, PR ChinaUNICEF Office for China, Beijing, PR ChinaWorld Health Organization, Office of the WHO Representative in China, Beijing, PR ChinaUNICEF Headquarters, New York, USA Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USACentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKCentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKDepartment of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaBetween 1990 and 2006, China reduced its under-five mortality rate (U5MR) from 64.6 to 20.6 per 1000 live births and achieved the fourth United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal nine years ahead of target. This study explores the contribution of social, economic and political determinants, health system and policy determinants, and health programmes and interventions to this success.http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201201/13-Article%20Feng.pdfChinaunder-five mortality ratereductiondeterminantssocialeconomicpoliticalhealth systempolicyhealth programmes
spellingShingle Xing Lin Feng
Evropi Theodoratou
Li Liu
Kit Yee Chan
David Hipgrave
Robert Scherpbier
Hana Brixi
Sufang Guo
Wen Chunmei
Mickey Chopra
Robert E. Black
Harry Campbell
Igor Rudan
Yan Guo
Social, economic, political and health system and program determinants of child mortality reduction in China between 1990 and 2006: A systematic analysis
Journal of Global Health
China
under-five mortality rate
reduction
determinants
social
economic
political
health system
policy
health programmes
title Social, economic, political and health system and program determinants of child mortality reduction in China between 1990 and 2006: A systematic analysis
title_full Social, economic, political and health system and program determinants of child mortality reduction in China between 1990 and 2006: A systematic analysis
title_fullStr Social, economic, political and health system and program determinants of child mortality reduction in China between 1990 and 2006: A systematic analysis
title_full_unstemmed Social, economic, political and health system and program determinants of child mortality reduction in China between 1990 and 2006: A systematic analysis
title_short Social, economic, political and health system and program determinants of child mortality reduction in China between 1990 and 2006: A systematic analysis
title_sort social economic political and health system and program determinants of child mortality reduction in china between 1990 and 2006 a systematic analysis
topic China
under-five mortality rate
reduction
determinants
social
economic
political
health system
policy
health programmes
url http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201201/13-Article%20Feng.pdf
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