Trends in socioeconomic inequality in mortality during childhood between 1993 and 2021 in India
Our study highlights persistent socioeconomic inequalities in child death, and that these inequalities exist regardless of mortality stage. More pro poor policies and interventions are required to close these gaps. Doing so is essential for India to meet global targets.
Authors
- Rockli Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9864-3957)
- Anoop Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2195-4319)
- Thomas W. Pullum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8859-8144)
- Akhil Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8346-8634)
- Soumya Swaminathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2233-7250)
- S. V. Subramanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2365-4165)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Korea University (KR)
- M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (IN)
- Harvard University Press (US)
- Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016386
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation