View Point: Economic Growth and Child Health in Sub Saharan Africa
JournalArticle
Published: March 10, 2025
Authors
Bar-Zeev N
Chiwaula L
O'hare B. A
Abstract
After independence most African countries witnessed growth in their economies and decreases in child mortality. However both economic growth and the gains in under 5 mortality slowed dramatically in the 1980s and 1990s