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Global and National Burden of Diseases and Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Between 1990 and 2013: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease 2013 Study

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Global Burden of Disease Pediatrics Collaboration, Kyu, Hmwe H., Pinho, Christine, Wagner, Joseph A., Brown, Jonathan C., Bertozzi-Villa, Amelia, Charlson, Fiona J., Coffeng, Luc Edgar +150 more·2016·JAMA Pediatrics

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: The literature focuses on mortality among children younger than 5 years. Comparable information on nonfatal health outcomes among these children and the fatal and nonfatal burden of diseases and injuries among older children and adolescents is scarce. OBJECTIVE: To determine levels and trends in the fatal and nonfatal burden of diseases and injuries among younger children (aged <5 years), older children (aged 5-9 years), and adolescents (aged 10-19 years) between 1990 and 2013 in 188 countries from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2013 study. EVIDENCE REVIEW: Data from vital registration, verbal autopsy studies, maternal and child death surveillance, and other sources covering 14,244 site-years (ie, years of cause of death data by geography) from 1980 through 2013 were used to estimate cause-specific mortality. Data from 35,620 epidemiological sources were used to estimate the prevalence of the diseases and sequelae in the GBD 2013 study. Cause-specific mortality for most causes was estimated using the Cause of Death Ensemble Model strategy. For some infectious diseases (eg, HIV infection/AIDS, measles, hepatitis B) where the disease process is complex or the cause of death data were insufficient or unavailable, we used natural history models. For most nonfatal health outcomes, DisMod-MR 2.0, a Bayesian metaregression tool, was used to meta-analyze the epidemiological data to generate prevalence estimates. FINDINGS: Of the 7.7 (95% uncertainty interval [UI], 7.4-8.1) million deaths among children and adolescents globally in 2013, 6.28 million occurred among younger children, 0.48 million among older children, and 0.97 million among adolescents. In 2013, the leading causes of death were lower respiratory tract infections among younger children (905.059 deaths; 95% UI, 810,304-998,125), diarrheal diseases among older children (38,325 deaths; 95% UI, 30,365-47,678), and road injuries among adolescents (115,186 deaths; 95% UI, 105,185-124,870). Iron deficiency anemia was the leading cause of years lived with disability among children and adolescents, affecting 619 (95% UI, 618-621) million in 2013. Large between-country variations exist in mortality from leading causes among children and adolescents. Countries with rapid declines in all-cause mortality between 1990 and 2013 also experienced large declines in most leading causes of death, whereas countries with the slowest declines had stagnant or increasing trends in the leading causes of death. In 2013, Nigeria had a 12% global share of deaths from lower respiratory tract infections and a 38% global share of deaths from malaria. India had 33% of the world's deaths from neonatal encephalopathy. Half of the world's diarrheal deaths among children and adolescents occurred in just 5 countries: India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Understanding the levels and trends of the leading causes of death and disability among children and adolescents is critical to guide investment and inform policies. Monitoring these trends over time is also key to understanding where interventions are having an impact. Proven interventions exist to prevent or treat the leading causes of unnecessary death and disability among children and adolescents. The findings presented here show that these are underused and give guidance to policy makers in countries where more attention is needed.

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Global Burden of Disease Pediatrics Collaboration, Kyu, H. H., Pinho, C., Wagner, J. A., Brown, J. C., Bertozzi-Villa, A., Charlson, F. J., Coffeng, L. E., Dandona, L., Erskine, H. E., Ferrari, A. J., Fitzmaurice, C., Fleming, T. D., Forouzanfar, M. H., Graetz, N., Guinovart, C., Haagsma, J., Higashi, H., Kassebaum, N. J., Larson, H. J., Lim, S. S., Mokdad, A. H., Moradi-Lakeh, M., Odell, S. V., Roth, G. A., Serina, P. T., Stanaway, J. D., Misganaw, A., Whiteford, H. A., Wolock, T. M., Wulf Hanson, S., Abd-Allah, F., Abera, S. F., Abu-Raddad, L. J., AlBuhairan, F. S., Amare, A. T., Antonio, C. A. T., Artaman, A., Barker-Collo, S. L., Barrero, L. H., Benjet, C., Bensenor, I. M., Bhutta, Z. A., Bikbov, B., Brazinova, A., Campos-Nonato, I., Castañeda-Orjuela, C. A., Catalá-López, F., Chowdhury, R., Cooper, C., Crump, J. A., Dandona, R., Degenhardt, L., Dellavalle, R. P., Dharmaratne, S. D., Faraon, E. J. A., Feigin, V. L., Fürst, T., Geleijnse, J. M., Gessner, B. D., Gibney, K. B., Goto, A., Gunnell, D., Hankey, G. J., Hay, R. J., Hornberger, J. C., Hosgood, H. D., Hu, G., Jacobsen, K. H., Jayaraman, S. P., Jeemon, P., Jonas, J. B., Karch, A., Kim, D., Kim, S., Kokubo, Y., Kuate Defo, B., Kucuk Bicer, B., Kumar, G. A., Larsson, A., Leasher, J. L., Leung, R., Li, Y., Lipshultz, S. E., Lopez, A. D., Lotufo, P. A., Lunevicius, R., Lyons, R. A., Majdan, M., Malekzadeh, R., Mashal, T., Mason-Jones, A. J., Melaku, Y. A., Memish, Z. A., Mendoza, W., Miller, T. R., Mock, C. N., Murray, J., Nolte, S., Oh, I.-H., Olusanya, B. O., Ortblad, K. F., Park, E.-K., Paternina Caicedo, A. J., Patten, S. B., Patton, G. C., Pereira, D. M., Perico, N., Piel, F. B., Polinder, S., Popova, S., Pourmalek, F., Quistberg, D. A., Remuzzi, G., Rodriguez, A., Rojas-Rueda, D., Rothenbacher, D., Rothstein, D. H., Sanabria, J., Santos, I. S., Schwebel, D. C., Sepanlou, S. G., Shaheen, A., Shiri, R., Shiue, I., Skirbekk, V., Sliwa, K., Sreeramareddy, C. T., Stein, D. J., Steiner, T. J., Stovner, L. J., Sykes, B. L., Tabb, K. M., Terkawi, A. S., Thomson, A. J., Thorne-Lyman, A. L., Towbin, J. A., Ukwaja, K. N., Vasankari, T., Venketasubramanian, N., Vlassov, V. V., Vollset, S. E., Weiderpass, E., Weintraub, R. G., Werdecker, A., Wilkinson, J. D., Woldeyohannes, S. M., Wolfe, C. D. A., Yano, Y., Yip, P., Yonemoto, N., Yoon, S.-J., Younis, M. Z., Yu, C., El Sayed Zaki, M., Naghavi, M., Murray, C. J. L., & Vos, T.
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  • Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
  • Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle10Department of Community Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Vos, Theo
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JAMA Pediatrics
Published
2016-03-01
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170
Issue
3
Pages
267
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  • 1072-4710 (ISSN-L)
  • 2168-6203
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W2258831804
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  • School of Public Health, Imperial College London
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  • University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Colorado School of Public Health
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Global Health and Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
Keywords
child mortality, adolescent mortality, disease burden, injuries, lower respiratory tract infection, diarrheal disease, road traffic injuries, iron deficiency anemia, HIV/AIDS, measles, hepatitis B, prevalence trends, global health disparities, verbal autopsy, cause-specific mortality, disability-adjusted life years, years of life lost
MeSH terms
Child Health, Adolescent Health, Adolescent, Bayes Theorem, Child, Child, Preschool, Developing Countries, Female, Humans, Male, Global Health, Wounds and Injuries, Prevalence, Cost of Illness, Developed Countries, Quality-Adjusted Life Years, Child Mortality, Public Health Surveillance

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