Mortality in three selected villages of Bangladesh.

Abstract

"The present study was undertaken to identify the levels and age patterns of mortality in one rural area of Bangladesh. Some of the most recently developed nontraditional methods were applied to the...data set for obtaining estimates of infant and child mortality and adult mortality. The validity of estimates was assessed by making a comparison with a few indicators of mortality available from various sources. Although the basic data from local studies might have been deficient, the application of nontraditional methods to such information on mortality could still provide consistent and plausible estimates both at regional and national levels." Data are from a survey conducted in 1986.