The day a child is born is the most dangerous day of their lives.
This is shown on a log scale, with US per-day data.
Over the following days & weeks, death rates decline sharply, but remain high.
Months later, the risks continue to decline, at a slower rate.
This is shown on a log scale, with US per-day data.
Over the following days & weeks, death rates decline sharply, but remain high.
Months later, the risks continue to decline, at a slower rate.
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As you can see, the entire trend line has shifted downwards. This is on a log scale.
Each day of infancy is much safer than in the past.
You can find the code on our GitHub: https://github.com/owid/notebooks/tree/main/SaloniDattani%2FChild-mortality