DHS in the News

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Meena Menon
The Hindu (ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN)

"One in every 14 Pakistani children dies before reaching the age of one and one in every 11 does not survive his or her fifth birthday. With infant and under five mortality rates at 74 and 89 deaths respectively per 1000 live births in the five -year period before the latest 2012-2013 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS), the country’s chances of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) looks very dim..."

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Abstract: Meena Menon
The Hindu (ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN)

"One in every 14 Pakistani children dies before reaching the age of one and one in every 11 does not survive his or her fifth birthday. With infant and under five mortality rates at 74 and 89 deaths respectively per 1000 live births in the five -year period before the latest 2012-2013 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS), the country’s chances of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) looks very dim..."
URL to article: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/survey-shows-high-infant-and-child-mortality-in-pakistan/article5719435.ece