Where and why are 10 million children dying every year?

More than 10 million children die each year, most from preventable causes and almost all in poor countries. Six countries account for 50% of worldwide deaths in children younger than 5 years, and 42 countries for 90%. The causes of death differ substantially from one country to another, highlighting...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 361; no. 9376; pp. 2226 - 2234
Main Authors: Black, Robert E, Morris, Saul S, Bryce, Jennifer
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 28.06.2003
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology
Asia, Southeastern - epidemiology
Cause of Death
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Communicable Diseases - mortality
Comorbidity
Developing Countries
Disease management
Epidemiology
Fatalities
Humans
Infant
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases - mortality
Infectious diseases
Malnutrition
Mortality
Neonates
Nutrition Disorders - mortality
Public health
Asia, Southeastern
Africa South of the Sahara
ISSN:0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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Summary:More than 10 million children die each year, most from preventable causes and almost all in poor countries. Six countries account for 50% of worldwide deaths in children younger than 5 years, and 42 countries for 90%. The causes of death differ substantially from one country to another, highlighting the need to expand understanding of child health epidemiology at a country level rather than in geopolitical regions. Other key issues include the importance of undernutrition as an underlying cause of child deaths associated with infectious diseases, the effects of multiple concurrent illnesses, and recognition that pneumonia and diarrhoea remain the diseases that are most often associated with child deaths. A better understanding of child health epidemiology could contribute to more effective approaches to saving children's lives.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13779-8