Kazakhstan's experience in reducing infant and child mortality

Abstract

Healthcare reforms contributed to the implementation of MDG 4 in Kazakhstan, which was confirmed by conclusion of Interagency United Nations Evaluation Group of assessment of mortality rate (2014): "Kazakhstan, since 1990, made significant progress in reducing infant and child mortality by 64% and 65 %, respectively. The country has fulfilled the MDG 4 on reducing child mortality from 0 to 5 years by 2014 ".

Keywords

• the Millennium Development Goals
• child and infant and neonatal mortality