Decreasing death rates and causes of death in Icelandic children-A longitudinal analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global death rate in children has been declining during the last decades worldwide, especially in high income countries. This has been attributed to several factors, including improved prenatal and perinatal care, immunisations, infection management as well as progress in diagnosis and treatment of most diseases. However, there is certainly room for further progress. The aim of the current study was to describe the changes in death rates and causes of death in Iceland, a high-income country during almost half a century.

Methods

The Causes of Death Register at The Directorate of Health was used to identify all children under the age of 18 years in Iceland that died during the study period from January 1st, 1971 until December 31st, 2018. Using Icelandic national id

SUBMITTER: Levy MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483359 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature