Health indicators like child morbility and death rates should be analysed in order to set up priorities for the assistence to the child's health. Specialized publications point out that the death rate of children under 5 (TMM 5) has been rising up lately due mainly to food shortage (the lack of nutrients) and infections diseases, in spite of the establishment of programs and goals constitutes with the objective of decreasing this incidence.
Child's health; Child; Morbi-death rates