This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from US statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from US statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information.
| Actual indicator available | Mortality rate for infants and children younger than 5 years old in the United States |
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| Actual indicator available - description | Mortality rate for infants and children younger than 5 years old per 1,000 live births |
| Date of national source publication | December, 2016 |
| Method of computation | Number of deaths among children aged 0-4 years (0-59 months of age), broken down by age groups / Number of live births Method of measurement The most frequently used methods using the above_mentioned data sources are as follows: Civil registration: Number of deaths at age 0_5 and population of the same age are used to calculate death rates which are then converted into age_specific probability of dying.Census and surveys: An indirect method is used based on questions to each woman of reproductive age as to how many children she has ever given birth to and how many are still alive. The Brass method and model life tables are then used to obtain an estimate of under_five and infant mortality rates. Census often includes questions on household deaths in the last 12 months, which can be used to calculate mortality estimates.Surveys: A direct method is used based on birth history - a series of detailed questions on each child a woman has given birth to during her lifetime. Neonatal, post_neonatal, infant, child and under_five mortality estimates can be derived from full birth history module.Method of estimation The United Nation Inter_agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN_IGME) produces trends of under_five mortality with a standardized methodology depending on the type and quality of source of data available. The UN IGME applies the Bayesian B_splines bias_reduction model to empirical data to derive trend estimates of under_five mortality for all countries. See the UN IGME link for details. The UN GME estimates are not necessarily the same as the official national data. Predominant type of statistics: adjusted and estimated. |
| Periodicity | Annual |
| Scheduled update by national source | December, 2017 |
| U.S. method of computation | Number of deaths to infants and children younger than 5 years divided by the number of births for a given year, expressed per 1,000 live births |
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| Unit of measurement | Individual |
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