Measuring conflict related mortality in ten countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (2004-2024): A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Armed conflict is an important contributor to the global burden of disease through direct and indirect morbidity and mortality. Yet, reliable, up-to-date, and broadly accepted estimates of the human toll are scarce. We conducted a scoping review to map methods used to estimate conflict-related deaths in ten countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region using publicly available data sources. We searched three bibliomedical and scientific databases, manually searched conflict-related death databases and government websites, and reviewed websites of key humanitarian partners. In total, 69 peer-reviewed articles (from 2004 to 2024), 23 databases, 12 government sources, and 114 nutrition and mortality survey reports (from 2004 to 2024) were included. Iraq (32/69, 46%) was the most frequentl

SUBMITTER: Mahgoub EAA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12604791 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature