The DHS Program

Leulseged Worku
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD

ADDIS ABABA- Officially launching the third Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) Thursday, the Central Statistical Agency said child death rate under five has dramatically declined over the last ten or so years. Currently, about one in 11 children die before reaching the age of five in Ethiopia.

According to the report, by the year 2000, child mortality under five was 166 per 1,000 live births. However, this figure has further declined to 123 and 88 by the year 2005 and 2011respectively.

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Leulseged Worku
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD

ADDIS ABABA- Officially launching the third Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) Thursday, the Central Statistical Agency said child death rate under five has dramatically declined over the last ten or so years. Currently, about one in 11 children die before reaching the age of five in Ethiopia.

According to the report, by the year 2000, child mortality under five was 166 per 1,000 live births. However, this figure has further declined to 123 and 88 by the year 2005 and 2011respectively.