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Corruption Kills: Estimating the Global Impact of Corruption on Children Deaths

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  • Matthieu Hanf
  • Astrid Van-Melle
  • Florence Fraisse
  • Amaury Roger
  • Bernard Carme
  • Mathieu Nacher

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Background: Information on the global risk factors of children mortality is crucial to guide global efforts to improve survival. Corruption has been previously shown to significantly impact on child mortality. However no recent quantification of its current impact is available. Methods: The impact of corruption was assessed through crude Pearson's correlation, univariate and multivariate linear models coupling national under-five mortality rates in 2008 to the national “perceived level of corruption” (CPI) and a large set of adjustment variables measured during the same period. Findings: The final multivariable model (adjusted R2 = 0.89) included the following significant variables: percentage of people with improved sanitation (p.value

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  • Matthieu Hanf & Astrid Van-Melle & Florence Fraisse & Amaury Roger & Bernard Carme & Mathieu Nacher, 2011. "Corruption Kills: Estimating the Global Impact of Corruption on Children Deaths," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(11), pages 1-7, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0026990
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026990
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