Under-5 Mortality in Tanzania: A Demographic Scenario

Background: the government of the united republic of tanzania has initiated the integrated management of childhood illness program to improve the health and wellbeing of children.methods: tanzania’s under-five mortality rate is still 1.7 times higher than the world average and, in order to achieve its millennium development goal 4 target, its annual reduction rate is quite low at 2.2. the main aim of the study is to examine under-five mortality combined with the data from the tanzania demographic and health survey 2008 data was used. odds ratios for infant and under-five mortality were estimated using logistic regression; crude and adjusting models were adopted.results: mortality cases (18.3%) have been reported to children born with an interval of <24 months. mothers with no education reported 14.6%, primary education mothers reported 11.1% and higher education reported only 5.3% (p<0.001). therefore, maternal education plays is a major role on fertility and infant and under-five mortality behavior.conclusion: maternal education also influences a mother’s behavior in her usage of available health services to improve the health of the children. further in-depth analysis is immensely needed in this situation.