Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
This study uses annual time series data on under five
mortality rate (U5MR) for Portugal from 1960 to 2020to predict future trends of
Portugal 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 in Portugal. The ANN model projections
revealed that annual U5MR will hover around 3 deaths per 1000 live births
throughout the out of sample period. Therefore, the Portuguese government must
continue supporting the maternal and child health program in order to keep
under five mortality under control.
Country : Zimbabwe
IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2022 pp. 430-433