Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
This study uses annual time series data on under five
mortality rate for Cote d’lvoire from 1960 to 2020 to predict future trends of
U5MR over the period 2021 to 2030. Residuals and model evaluation criteria of
the applied model indicate that the model is stable in forecasting U5MR in Cote
d’lvoire. The ANN (12, 12, 1) model projections indicate that U5MR will remain
high over the out of sample period. Therefore, we encourage the government to
allocate more resources to the maternal and child program. The government
should address various challenges that significantly contribute to the death of
under five children especially in the rural areas where access to quality
healthcare services is a problem.
Country : Zimbabwe
IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2022 pp. 196-199