National trends in neonatal and under-five mortality in Saudi Arabia (2018–2023): a descriptive ecological analysis using WHO Global Health Observatory data
Eman M. Alanazi, Yara Alkhalid, Ahmed Alqheedan, Saleh Alzughaibi · 2026
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Eman Alanazi and co-authors chart child survival in Saudi Arabia in a 2026 descriptive analysis. Death rates for newborns and for children under five are core measures of health system quality. They reflect how well a system cares for mothers and babies, and the kingdom has cut both sharply over past decades.
The team used World Health Organization Global Health Observatory estimates for 2018 through 2023, the years of the Vision 2030 health reforms. They describe the year-by-year movement of both rates and compute annual percentage change. With only six data points per measure, they caution that trend tests carry little statistical power. The paper sets the recent record in regional context.
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| CREATOR | Eman M. Alanazi, Yara Alkhalid, Ahmed Alqheedan, Saleh Alzughaibi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |