Spatial multilevel analysis of age at death of under-5 children and associated determinants: EDHS 2000-2016.

Objective: This study examines trends, spatial distribution and determinants of age at death of under-5 children in Ethiopia.

Design: This study used secondary data from the 2000, 2005, 2011 and 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys. A multilevel partial ordinal logistic regression model was used to assess the effects of variables on the age at death of children under 5 years.