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Neonate, Infant, And Child Mortality In North Africa And Middle East By Cause: An Analysis For The Global Burden Of Disease Study 2019, Sadaf G. Sepanlou, Hossein Rezaei Aliabadi, Reza Malekzadeh, Ali. A. Asadi-Pooya
Neonate, Infant, And Child Mortality In North Africa And Middle East By Cause: An Analysis For The Global Burden Of Disease Study 2019, Sadaf G. Sepanlou, Hossein Rezaei Aliabadi, Reza Malekzadeh, Ali. A. Asadi-Pooya
Global Health Articles
Background: During the past three decades, neonate, infant, and child mortality declined in North Africa and Middle East. However, there is substantial heterogeneity in mortality rates across countries.
Methods: This study is part of the Global Burden of Diseases study (GBD) 2019. We report the number as well as mortality rates for neonates, infants, and children by cause across 21 countries in the region since 1990.
Results: Between 1990 and 2019, the neonate mortality rate in the region declined from 31.9 (29.8, 34.0) to 12.2 (11.1, 13.3) per 1000 live births. Respective figures for under 5 mortality rates (U5MRs) were …
Revisiting Child And Adolescent Health In The Context Of The Sustainable Development Goals, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Kathryn M. Yount, Quique Bassat, Artur A. Arikainen
Revisiting Child And Adolescent Health In The Context Of The Sustainable Development Goals, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Kathryn M. Yount, Quique Bassat, Artur A. Arikainen
Woman and Child Health
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Armed Conflicts And National Trends In Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn And Child Health In Sub-Saharan Africa: What Can National Health Surveys Tell Us?, Ties Boerma, Hannah Tappis, Ghada Saad-Haddad, Jai K. Das, Dessalegn Y. Melesse, Jocelyn Dejong, Paul Spiegel, Robert Black, Cesar Victora, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Armed Conflicts And National Trends In Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn And Child Health In Sub-Saharan Africa: What Can National Health Surveys Tell Us?, Ties Boerma, Hannah Tappis, Ghada Saad-Haddad, Jai K. Das, Dessalegn Y. Melesse, Jocelyn Dejong, Paul Spiegel, Robert Black, Cesar Victora, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Armed conflicts are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and considered to be an important factor in slowing down national progress in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). The measurement of the impact of conflicts on national levels and trends in RMNCH is difficult. National surveys conducted before and sometimes during and after conflicts are a major source of information on the national and local effects of conflicts on RMNCH. We examined data from national surveys in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa with major conflicts during 1990–2016 to assess the levels and trends in RMNCH intervention coverage, nutritional status and mortality …