Bayesian Hierarchical Model

A Systematic Assessment of National Under-5 Mortality Rate by Place of Residence for 109 Countries
The progress in reducing the under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) since 1990 has been remarkable but uneven within countries between urban and …
Fengqing Chao, Danzhen You, Lucia Hug, Jon Pedersen, Hernando Ombao, Leontine Alkema
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Levels and trends in the sex ratio at birth and missing female births for 29 states and union territories in India 1990-2016: A Bayesian modeling study
The sex ratio at birth (SRB) has risen in India and reaches well beyond the levels under normal circumstances since the 1970s. The …
Fengqing Chao, Ajit Kumar Yadav
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Levels and trends in the sex ratio at birth and missing female births for 29 states and union territories in India 1990-2016: A Bayesian modeling study
Systematic assessment of the sex ratio at birth for all countries and estimation of national imbalances and regional reference levels
We identify 12 countries with strong statistical evidence of SRB imbalance during 1970–2017, resulting in 45.0 (95% uncertainty …
Fengqing Chao, Patrick Gerland, Alex R. Cook, Leontine Alkema
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Systematic assessment of the sex ratio at birth for all countries and estimation of national imbalances and regional reference levels
Web Appendix Systematic assessment of the sex ratio at birth for all countries and estimation of national imbalances and regional reference levels
This web appendix formed part of the original submission and has been peer reviewed. The journal post it as supplied by the authors. Supplement to: Chao, F., Gerland, P., Cook, A.
Fengqing Chao, Patrick Gerland, Alex R. Cook, Leontine Alkema
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National and regional under-5 mortality rate by economic status for low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic assessment
For all low-income and middle-income countries (excluding China) combined, the absolute disparities in under-5 mortality rate between …
Fengqing Chao, Danzhen You, Jon Pedersen, Lucia Hug, Leontine Alkema
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National and regional under-5 mortality rate by economic status for low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic assessment
Web appendix: National and regional under-5 mortality rate by economic status for low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic assessment
This web appendix formed part of the original submission and has been peer reviewed. The journal post it as supplied by the authors. Supplement to: Chao F, You D, Pedersen J, Hug L, Alkema L.
Fengqing Chao, Danzhen You, Jon Pedersen, Lucia Hug, Leontine Alkema
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A Systematic Assessment of National, Regional and Global Levels and Trends in the Sex Ratio at Birth and Identification of Countries With Outlying Levels
We implemented Bayesian methods for probabilistic sex ratio at birth (SRB) estimation and projection for all countries based on an …
Fengqing Chao, Patrick Gerland, Alex R. Cook, Leontine Alkema
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A Systematic Assessment of National, and Regional Under-Five Mortality Rate by Wealth Quintiles and Identification of Countries with Outlying Levels Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Time Series Model
National-level estimates of the under-five mortality rate (U5MR) may mask disparities at the subnational level. We developed a Bayesian …
Fengqing Chao, Danzhen You, Jon Pedersen, Leontine Alkema
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A Systematic Assessment of National, Regional and Global Levels and Trends in the Sex Ratio at Birth and Identification of Countries with Outlying Levels
Under normal circumstances, the sex ratio at birth (SRB) has been reported to vary between 1.04 and 1.07. But gender discrimination and …
Fengqing Chao, Leontine Alkema, Patrick Gerland
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National, regional, and global sex ratios of infant, child, and under-5 mortality and identification of countries with outlying ratios: a systematic assessment
Important differences exist between boys and girls with respect to survival up to the age of 5 years. Survival chances tend to improve …
Leontine Alkema, Fengqing Chao, Danzhen You, Jon Pedersen, Cheryl C. Sawyer
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National, regional, and global sex ratios of infant, child, and under-5 mortality and identification of countries with outlying ratios: a systematic assessment