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Thailand’s Success Story in Controlling under Five Mortality: Evidence from a Machine Learning Algorithm

Abstract

This study uses annual time series data on under five mortality rate (U5MR) for Thailand 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 model is stable in forecasting under five mortality rate. ANN model projections revealed thatU5MR will remain below 10 deaths per 1000 live births throughout the out of sample period. Therefore, we encourage the Thai government to attend to all the challenges that affect the quality of child healthcare services across the country.

Country : Zimbabwe

1 Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI2 Thabani NYONI

  1. ZICHIRe Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
  2. Independent Researcher & Health Economist, Harare, Zimbabwe

IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2022 pp. 505-508

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2022.607112

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