4. Cost–Effective Strategies for the Excess Burden of Disease in Developing Countries

In South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, the decline in late neonatal deaths was influenced by the halving of neonatal tetanus deaths that occurred during the 1990s as a result of increased tetanus toxoid protection and clean delivery practices. By 2000, two-thirds of low- and middle-income countries had eliminated neonatal tetanus and an additional 22 countries were nearing this goal.

Source: Adapted from DCP2, chapter 27.