ENGFAKAYODE/Causes-of-child-and-infant-mortality-rates-in-Africa
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# CAUSES OF CHILD AND INFANT MORTALITY RATE IN AFRICA
## TABLE OF CONTENT
- GENERAL OVERVIEW
- OBJECTIVE
- SKILLS DEMONSTRATED
- DATA SOURCE
- DATA TOOLS
- EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS
- DATA ANALYSIS
- INSIGHTS
- RECOMMENDATION
## GENERAL OVERVIEW
Child and infant mortality rates remain a critical issue in Africa, impeding progress toward several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being. By leveraging data-driven approaches, this hackathon aims to identify actionable insights, develop innovative solutions, and contribute to global efforts to reduce preventable deaths in children under five years of age. Objective The primary objective is to utilize the provided datasets to uncover patterns, correlations, and key drivers of child and infant mortality in African countries. Participants will propose data-driven strategies and interventions that policymakers, healthcare providers, and organizations can adopt to improve health outcomes for children.
## OBJECTIVE
The primary objective is to utilize the provided datasets to uncover patterns, correlations, and key drivers of child and infant mortality in African countries. This project will propose data-driven strategies and interventions that policymakers, healthcare providers, and organizations can adopt to improve health outcomes for children.
1. Identify socioeconomic, healthcare and environmental factors contributing to high mortality rates.
2. Propose actionable recommendations to address gaps in vaccination coverage, healthcare access, and maternal support.
3. Present insights in a format that is understandable to a non-technical audience.
## SKILLS DEMONSTRATED
- Data Cleaning
- Data Visualisation
- Exploratory Data Analysis
- Problem-solving
- Data Transformation
## DATA SOURCE
The primary data source for this analysis is obtained from government health records, demographic surveys, and publicly available databases such as WHO and UNICEF reports.
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