Neonatal Death in India
Birth Order in a Context of Maternal Undernutrition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9950082 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diane Coffey (0000-0001-8133-1482, University of Texas at Austin, USA), Dean Spears (0000-0001-7905-9192, University of Texas at Austin, USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 131 |
| Issue | 638 |
| Pages | 2478-2507 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ej/ueab028 |
| PMID | 39005945 |
| OpenAlex | W3154906506 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 66 |
We document a novel fact about neonatal death, or death in the first month of life. Globally, neonatal mortality is disproportionately concentrated in India. We identify a large effect of birth order on neonatal mortality that is unique to India: later-born siblings have a steep survival advantage relative to the birth-order gradient in other developing countries. We show that India’s high prevalence of maternal undernutrition and its correlation with age and childbearing can explain this pattern. We find that Indian mothers exit the underweight body mass range at an internationally comparatively high rate as they progress through childbearing careers
Birth order · Context (archaeology · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Infant mortality · Malnutrition · Mortality rate · Neonatal mortality · Obesity · Population · Sociology · Underweight · Birth, Development, and Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 1,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |