Quique Bassat, Dianna M Blau, Ikechukwu Udo Ogbuanu, Solomon Samura, Erick Kaluma, Ima-Abasi Bassey, Samba Sow, Adama Mamby Keita, Milagritos D Tapia, Ashka Mehta, Karen L Kotloff, Afruna Rahman, Kazi Munisul Islam, Muntasir Alam, Shams El Arifeen, Emily S Gurley, Vicky Baillie, Portia Mutevedzi, Sana Mahtab, Bukiwe Nana Thwala, Beth A Tippett Barr, Dickens Onyango, Victor Akelo, Emily Rogena, Peter Onyango, Richard Omore, Inacio Mandomando, Sara Ajanovic, Rosauro Varo, Antonio Sitoe, Miquel Duran-Frigola, Nega Assefa, J Anthony G Scott, Lola Madrid, Tseyon Tesfaye, Yadeta Dessie, Zachary J Madewell, Robert F Breiman, Cynthia G Whitney, Shabir A Madhi
IMPORTANCE: The number of deaths of children younger than 5 years has been steadily decreasing worldwide, from more than 17 million annual deaths in the 1970s to an estimated 5.3 million in 2019 (with 2.8 million deaths occurring in those aged 1-59 months [53% of all deaths in children aged <5 years]). More detailed characterization of childhood deaths could inform interventions to improve child survival. OBJECTIVE: To describe causes of postneonatal child deaths across 7 mortality surveillance sentinel sites in Africa and Asia...
July 3, 2023: JAMA Network Open