Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
This study uses annual time series data on under five
mortality rate for Seychelles from 1960 to 2020 to predict future trends of
under-five mortality rate 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 revealed
thatU5MR will remain around 14 deaths per 1000 live births throughout the out
of sample of period. Therefore, we encourage the government of Seychelles to
address all the pertinent challenges that hinder the success of the maternal
and child health program.
Country : Zimbabwe
IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2022 pp. 454-457