Presented at Seminar on Innovative Approaches to Turn Statistics into Knowledge 8-10 December 2010, Cape Town, South Africa Daniel Vadnais, Communication Specialist, Statistics and Monitoring UNICEF UNICEF Child Mortality Estimates Info (CME Info) and MICS Compiler
UNICEF: central role in monitoring the situation of children and women worldwide HOW? assisting countries in collecting and analyzing data helping to develop methodologies and indicators maintaining global databases ( disseminating and publishing data
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CME Info Child Mortality
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME) Data and methods to estimate child mortality CME Info
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME) Data and methods to estimate child mortality CME Info
MDG4: two-thirds reduction in under-five mortality rate between 1990 and Background
The UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME) Generating accurate child mortality estimates: considerable challenge Vital registration systems: non available in many developing countries Household surveys : have become a primary source of data. Formation of IGME
IGME Members United Nations Population Division * THE WORLD BANK * * Non-official logos
Objectives –Harmonize estimates within the UN –Improve estimation methods –Consistent global estimates for reporting on progress towards MDG 4 –Enhance national capacity Technical Advisory Group (TAG) IGME
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME) Data and methods to estimate child mortality CME Info
Methodology IGME compiles all available nationally representative data Data quality assessment Fitting of a regression line Public access on CME Info (
Data rich and consistent country
Data rich country… but with inconsistent data
Data poor country with wide variations Angola
Key results 8.1 million children under five died in 2009.
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME) Data and methods to estimate child mortality CME Info
What is CME Info?
Database Structure
Map Window Indicator box Legend
Map Window
Bangladesh
Graph Window
Burundi
Graph Window Mali
Graph Window Mali
Graph Window Mali
Graph Window
Mali Graph Window
Comparison in graph window
Mali Comparison in graph window
Mali Mauritania Algeria Comparison in graph window
Indicator boxSubgroup box Mali Mauritania Algeria Comparison in graph window
Series Window Notes button
Estimates Window
Exporting data and estimates
CME Info is free and available to all comprehensive data portal leading-edge information technology to visualize in a transparent way how national data can be used to generate international estimates through IGME consensus CME Info
Expert and Administrative Interface More advanced features available: Log in Add, edit, delete data Generate, edit, delete estimates Notification system between experts and administrators
Future Plans CME Info 3.0 is under development. Will be launched in 2011 Non-web based version under development
Contact Information: Dr. Danzhen You, or Website:
To learn more on CME Info An e-learning course on the software is available on the CME Info home page at
MICS Compiler Survey Data
# of surveys selected
2 regions 9 surveys selected
12 surveys and 6 indicators selected
Toggle between rows and columns
Select Full View or simply change the settings on the page
You can also print the table or export the data into Excel
Future Plans Mapping functionality Selected background characteristics (age, sex, residence, etc.)
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