Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition: Neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates all decreased since the 1987 DHS, but have stagnated more recently (Table 1). Breastfeeding rates have been declining, and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months decreased from 40% in 2002 to 32% in 2007. The leading causes of under-five mortality include: neonatal causes (38%), diarrheal diseases (18%), pneumonia (14%) and measles (5%) – all of which can improve with systems approaches such as training health workers on symptomatic diagnosis, expanding vaccination coverage and simplifying the referral process. Indonesia is considered on target for reducing child mortality in.
