Journal article
Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017
Nature (London), Vol.574(7778), pp.353-358
10/2019
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1545-0
PMCID: PMC6800389
PMID: 31619795
Abstract
Since 2000, many countries have achieved considerable success in improving child survival, but localized progress remains unclear. To inform efforts towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3.2-to end preventable child deaths by 2030-we need consistently estimated data at the subnational level regarding child mortality rates and trends. Here we quantified, for the period 2000-2017, the subnational variation in mortality rates and number of deaths of neonates, infants and children under 5 years of age within 99 low- and middle-income countries using a geostatistical survival model. We estimated that 32% of children under 5 in these countries lived in districts that had attained rates of 25 or fewer child deaths per 1,000 live births by 2017, and that 58% of child deaths between 2000 and 2017 in these countries could have been averted in the absence of geographical inequality. This study enables the identification of high-mortality clusters, patterns of progress and geographical inequalities to inform appropriate investments and implementations that will help to improve the health of all populations.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017
- Creators
- Roy Burstein - University of WashingtonNathaniel J Henry - University of WashingtonMichael L Collison - University of WashingtonLaurie B Marczak - University of WashingtonAmber Sligar - Institute for Health Metrics and EvaluationStefanie Watson - Institute for Health Metrics and EvaluationNeal Marquez - Institute for Health Metrics and EvaluationMahdieh Abbasalizad-Farhangi - Tabriz University of Medical SciencesMasoumeh Abbasi - Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesFoad Abd-Allah - Cairo UniversityAmir Abdoli - Jahrom UniversityMohammad Abdollahi - Tehran University of Medical SciencesIbrahim Abdollahpour - Tehran University of Medical SciencesRizwan Suliankatchi Abdulkader - Ministry of HealthMichael R M Abrigo - Research Department, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, Quezon City, The PhilippinesDilaram Acharya - Kathmandu UniversityOladimeji M Adebayo - University College Hospital, IbadanVictor Adekanmbi - Cardiff UniversityDavoud Adham - Ardabil University of Medical SciencesMahdi Afshari - Zabol University of Medical SciencesMohammad Aghaali - Qom University of Medical Science and Health ServicesKeivan Ahmadi - University of LincolnMehdi Ahmadi - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical SciencesEhsan Ahmadpour - Tabriz University of Medical SciencesRushdia Ahmed - BRAC UniversityChalachew Genet Akal - Bahir Dar UniversityJoshua O Akinyemi - University of IbadanFares Alahdab - Mayo ClinicNoore Alam - Queensland HealthGenet Melak Alamene - Madda Walabu UniversityKefyalew Addis Alene - Australian National UniversityMehran Alijanzadeh - Qazvin University of Medical SciencesCyrus Alinia - Urmia UniversityVahid Alipour - Iran University of Medical SciencesSyed Mohamed Aljunid - Kuwait UniversityMohammed J Almalki - Jazan UniversityHesham M Al-Mekhlafi - Jazan UniversityKhalid Altirkawi - King Saud UniversityNelson Alvis-Guzman - University of the CoastAdeladza Kofi Amegah - University of Cape CoastSaeed Amini - Arak University of Medical SciencesArianna Maever Loreche Amit - University of the Philippines ManilaZohreh Anbari - Arak University of Medical SciencesSofia Androudi - University of ThessalyMina Anjomshoa - Rafsanjan University of Medical SciencesFereshteh Ansari - Tabriz University of Medical SciencesCarl Abelardo T Antonio - University of the Philippines ManilaJalal Arabloo - Iran University of Medical SciencesZohreh Arefi - Tehran University of Medical SciencesOlatunde Aremu - Birmingham City UniversityBahram Armoon - Saveh University of Medical SciencesAmit Arora - Western Sydney UniversityAl Artaman - University of ManitobaAnvar Asadi - Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesMehran Asadi-Aliabadi - Iran University of Medical SciencesAmir Ashraf-Ganjouei - Tehran University of Medical SciencesReza Assadi - Mashhad University of Medical SciencesBahar Ataeinia - Tehran University of Medical SciencesSachin R Atre - Johns Hopkins UniversityBeatriz Paulina Ayala Quintanilla - La Trobe UniversityMartin Amogre Ayanore - University of Health and Allied SciencesSamad Azari - Iran University of Medical SciencesEbrahim Babaee - Iran University of Medical SciencesArefeh Babazadeh - Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Babol, IranAlaa Badawi - Public Health Agency of CanadaSoghra Bagheri - Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesMojtaba Bagherzadeh - Sharif University of TechnologyNafiseh Baheiraei - Tarbiat Modares UniversityAbbas Balouchi - Iranshahr UniversityAleksandra Barac - University of BelgradeQuique Bassat - Universitat de BarcelonaBernhard T Baune - Department of Psychiatry, Melbourne Medical School, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaMohsen Bayati - Shiraz University of Medical SciencesNeeraj Bedi - Jazan UniversityEttore Beghi - Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological ResearchMasoud Behzadifar - Lorestan University of Medical SciencesMeysam Behzadifar - Lorestan University of Medical SciencesYared Belete Belay - Mekelle UniversityBrent Bell - University of WashingtonMichelle L Bell - Yale UniversityDessalegn Ajema Berbada - Arba Minch UniversityRobert S Bernstein - Emory UniversityNatalia V Bhattacharjee - Institute for Health Metrics and EvaluationSuraj Bhattarai - Nepal Academy of Science and TechnologyZulfiqar A Bhutta - Aga Khan UniversityAli Bijani - Babol University of Medical SciencesSomayeh Bohlouli - Islamic Azad University, KarajNicholas J K Breitborde - The Ohio State UniversityGabrielle Britton - City of KnowledgeAnnie J Browne - University of OxfordSharath Burugina Nagaraja - Employees' State Insurance Model HospitalReinhard Busse - Technische Universität BerlinZahid A Butt - University of British ColumbiaJosip Car - Nanyang Technological UniversityRosario Cárdenas - Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaCarlos A Castañeda-Orjuela - Universidad Nacional de ColombiaEster Cerin - Australian Catholic UniversityWagaye Fentahun Chanie - University of GondarPranab Chatterjee - National Institute of Cholera and Enteric DiseasesDinh-Toi Chu - Hanoi National University of EducationDavid C Schwebel (Contributor) - Research Administration
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Nature (London), Vol.574(7778), pp.353-358
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41586-019-1545-0
- PMID
- 31619795
- PMCID
- PMC6800389
- NLM abbreviation
- Nature
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- eISSN
- 1476-4687
- Grant note
- G0400491 / Medical Research Council K43 TW010716 / FIC NIH HHS MC_UU_12011/1 / Medical Research Council 109949/Z/15/Z / Wellcome Trust MC_U147585824 / Medical Research Council MC_U147585819 / Medical Research Council MR/R00160X/1 / Medical Research Council MC_U147585827 / Medical Research Council MC_UP_A620_1014 / Medical Research Council 201900/Z/16/Z / Wellcome Trust
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2019
- Academic Unit
- Research Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984949175402771
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