Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
This study
uses annual time series data on under five mortality rate (U5MR) for Marshall
Islands from 1960 to 2020 to predict future trends of U5MR over the period 2021
to 2030. Residuals and model evaluation statistics of the applied ANN (12, 12,
1) model indicate that the model is stable in forecasting under five mortality
rate. The ANN model predictions suggest that U5MR will hover around 30 deaths
per 1000 live births throughout the out of sample period. Therefore, we
encourage authorities in Marshall Islands to address all the existing
challenges that may hinder the successful implementation of the maternal and
child health program to keep under five mortality below 25 deaths per 1000 live
births.
Country : Zimbabwe
IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2022 pp. 366-369