Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
This study uses annual time series data on under five
mortality rate (U5MR) for Peru 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 indicate that U5MR will continue to
decline throughout the out of sample period. Therefore, we encourage the
government of Peru to continue supporting maternal and child health (MNCH)
program activities in the country to keep under five mortality below 25 deaths
per 1000 live births.
Country : Zimbabwe
IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2022 pp. 422-425