TY - RPRT AU - Sullivan, Jeremiah M. AU - Rutstein, Shea O. AU - Bicego, George T. CY - Calverton, Maryland, USA TI - Infant and child mortality T2 - DHS Comparative Studies No. 15 PB - Macro International PY - 1994 UR - http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/CS15/CS15.pdf AB - This report provides childhood mortality statistics for the 28 countries which participated in Phase I of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program, otherwise known as DHS I. This report describes the methodology used to collect mortality data and calculate mortality rates: levels and trends in mortality levels; demographic and socioeconomic mortality differentials; and a summary of the analysis results. N1 - For assistance using downloaded citations from The DHS Program, please visit http://dhsprogram.com/publications/Citing-DHS-Publications.cfm. The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) is a 13-year project to assist government and private agencies in developing countries to conduct national sample surveys on population and maternal and child health. Funded primarily by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), DHS is administered by Macro International Inc. in Calverton, Maryland, USA. ER -