Adult mortality and nutrition in rural Senegal: evidence of an epidemiologic transition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global mortality transitions are driven by the epidemiologic transition, resulting in a rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are partly shaped by the nutrition transition and associated chronic conditions. In low- and middle-income countries, these shifts are often viewed as primarily urban phenomena. Rural populations may therefore be overlooked in efforts to prevent and manage NCDs, despite facing critical public health challenges.

Objective

This study examines changing patterns of adult mortality and causes of death in rural Senegal to illustrate ongoing mortality, epidemiologic, and nutrition transitions.

Methods

Using data from three rural sites in the Senegalese Health and Demographic Surveillance System, we analysed adult mortality from 19

SUBMITTER: Vanhoutte L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12434866 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature