Factors affecting under-five mortality

The aim of this paper is to identify the most important variables affecting the under-five mortality rate and to suggest some recommendations that could reduce it. The data used in this study is obtained from the Sudan Multiple Cluster Indicators Survey (MICS) conducted in the year 2014 in a joint work between the Central Bureau of Statistics and the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).The multiple linear regression model was used to estimate the relationship between under-five mortality and the explanatory variables. Our study found that having a birth in a health facility, having assistance at delivery by a skilled attendant, giving Tetanus Toxoid vaccination during pregnancy, having antenatal care during the pregnancy and entering marital union for girls before their 15th birthday are significantly affecting under five mortality rates. Based on these results, the provision of well-configured health centers in all parts of Sudan with the provision of appropriate medical staff and vaccination needs for all childhood diseases as well as tetanus toxoid tends to be the most important variables in reducing under–five mortality rate in Sudan.