Efficacy of deep learning methods for predicting under-five mortality in 34 low-income and middle-income countries.

Journal: BMJ open
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To explore the efficacy of machine learning (ML) techniques in predicting under-five mortality (U5M) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to identify significant predictors of U5M.

Authors

  • Adeyinka Emmanuel Adegbosin
    School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  • Bela Stantic
    Institute for Integrated and Intelligent Systems, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: b.stantic@griffith.edu.au.
  • Jing Sun
    Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.