International time trends in sudden unexpected infant death, 1969-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) - including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - continues to be a major contributor to infant mortality worldwide. Our objective was to analyse time trends and to identify country-clusters.

Methods

The National Statistical Offices of 52 countries provided the number of deaths and live births (1969-2012). We calculated infant mortality rates per 1000 live births for SUID, SIDS, and all-cause mortality. Overall, 29 countries provided sufficient data for time course analyses of SUID. To sensitively model change over time, we smoothed the curves of mortality rates (1980-2010). We performed a hierarchical cluster analysis to identify clusters of time trends for SUID and SIDS, including all-cause infant mortality.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Muller-Nordhorn J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7418369 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature