Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
This study uses annual time series data on under five
mortality rate (U5MR) for Senegal from 1960 to 2020 to predict future trends of
U5MR over the period 2021 to 2030. Residuals and forecast evaluation criteria
indicate that the applied ANN (12, 12, 1) model is stable in forecasting under
five mortality rate. ANN model projections suggested thatU5MR will continue to
decline over the out of sample period. Hence, the Senegalese government must
allocate more resources to the maternal and child health program and address
all the pertinent issues affecting under five children across the country.
Country : Zimbabwe
IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2022 pp. 450-453