Infant and Youth Mortality Trends by Race/Ethnicity and Cause of Death in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The United States has higher infant and youth mortality rates than other high-income countries, with striking disparities by racial/ethnic group. Understanding changing trends by age and race/ethnicity for leading causes of death is imperative for focused intervention.

Objective

To estimate trends in US infant and youth mortality rates from 1999 to 2015 by age group and race/ethnicity, identify leading causes of death, and compare mortality rates with Canada and England/Wales.

Design, setting, and participants

This descriptive study analyzed death certificate data from the US National Center for Health Statistics, Statistics Canada, and the UK Office of National Statistics for all deaths among individuals younger than 25 years. The study took place from Jan

SUBMITTER: Khan SQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583035 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature