Extended Data Fig. 1: Average annual total excess mortality in children under-five associated with four rainfall distribution measures across 59 Low- or Middle-Income Countries (2000-2020).
From: Rainfall variability and under-five child mortality in 59 low- and middle-income countries
including the mean annual total rainfall (a), the long-term average of the standard deviations for monthly rainfall totals (b), the average annual total of rainfall recorded on days exceeding the 99.9th percentile of the historical rainfall distribution (c), and the average annual days classified as ‘wet day’ (daily rainfall exceeding 1 mm) (d)The analysis employs a spatial resolution of 0.25-degree latitude-longitude grid. Population counts for children under five at each grid cell were sourced from Worldpop, and baseline child mortality rates were obtained from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). See the methods section for a detailed explanation.
