BACKGROUNDThis paper provides estimates of the contributions of increased women’s education and reduced infant and child mortality to fertility declines in urban and rural areas of countries in ...

According to World Health Organization data, babies born in Africa are six times more likely to die in their first year of life than ones born in Europe. The high cost of medical equipment remains ...

The mortality rate of children under five in Sub-Saharan Africa is 17 times higher than those born in developed countries. Researchers at Manchester's Global Development Institute have identified the ...