Why is the Neonatal Mortality Remains Stagnant in Ethiopia?

摘要

The neonatal period is the most vulnerable time for a child's survival. Children face the highest risk of dying in their first month of life at an average global rate of 18 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2018 ( ). Though remarkable progress was made in reducing under-five children mortally, still approximately 5.4 million under-five children die globally each year. Of these, close to half (2.5 million) deaths occur on neonates ( ). The other inequality is that majority of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries ( ).