Child Mortality

Associated Documents (3)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Nag, MoniFactors affecting human fertility in nonindustrial societies: a cross-cultural study
Volk, Anthony A.Infant and child death in the human environment of evolutionary adaptation
Sear, RebeccaWho keeps children alive? A review of the effects of kin on child survival

Associated Hypotheses (12)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Nag, Moni"Societies having high child mortality have a low fertility level and vice versa" (140)
Volk, Anthony A.Infant and child mortality rates will be higher among contemporary hunter-gatherer populations than in western, industrialized populations.
Volk, Anthony A.The estimated Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness (EEA) infant and child mortality rate will be greater than the mortality rates in modern Western cultures.
Volk, Anthony A.Agriculturalist populations will have lower infant and child mortality rates than hunter-gatherer populations.
Sear, RebeccaThe death of the mother will be strongly associated with higher child mortality (5).
Sear, RebeccaThe effect of losing a mother has the strongest effect on child survival rate in very early life (5).
Sear, RebeccaThe effect of father death on child survival will be much smaller than the effect of mother death (5).
Sear, RebeccaThe presence of grandmothers will predict lower child mortality rates (10).
Sear, RebeccaMaternal grandmothers will tend to increase child survival more than paternal grandmothers (10).
Sear, RebeccaGrandfathers will have significantly less effect on child survival than grandmothers (10).
Sear, RebeccaMaternal grandfathers will have a greater effect on child survival than paternal grandfathers (10).
Sear, RebeccaThe presence of older siblings who are potential helpers will have a positive effect on child survival (11).

Associated OCMs

  1. mortality