Infant mortality in Italy: large geographic and ethnic inequalities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonatal and infant mortality rates are among the most significant indicators for assessing a country's healthcare and social development. This study examined the trends in neonatal, post-neonatal, and infant mortality in Italy from 2016 to 2020 and analysed differences between children of Italian and foreign parents based on areas of residence, as well as the leading causes of death. Special attention was given to the analysis of mortality in 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, and its comparison with previous years.

Methods

Data from 2016 to 2020 were collected by the Italian National Institute of Statistics and extracted from two national databases, the Causes of Death register and Live births registered in the population register. Neonatal, post-neo

SUBMITTER: Simeoni S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10795306 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature