ESTIMATION OF EXPECTED FUTURE VALUES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE FOR MALTA USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL
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https://doi.org/10.17605/Keywords:
ANN, Forecasting, Maternal Mortality RatioAbstract
This research article employs annual time series data on MMR for Malta from 1985 to 2023 to predict future trends of MMR over the period 2024 to 2035. The forecast evaluation criteria of the applied model indicate that the ANN (12, 12, 1) model is stable. The neural network model projections revealed that MMR will remain very low throughout the out of sample period. Therefore, we encourage the government to relentlessly address local drivers of maternal mortality and continue routine surveillance of severe maternal morbidity.
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