Understanding the child mortality decline in Guinea-Bissau: the role of population-level nutritional status measured by mid-upper arm circumference

Abstract

From 2003 to 2016, child mortality in urban Guinea-Bissau declined considerably but, though a low MUAC was associated with increased mortality, changes in the MUAC distribution in the population explained little of the decline. Understanding the driving factors of child mortality decline can help scope tomorrow's interventions.