National and sub-national levels and causes of mortality among 5-19-year-olds in China in 2004-2019: A systematic analysis of evidence from the Disease Surveillance Points System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China accounts for 13% of the world's 5-19-year-olds population. We estimated levels and trends of mortality by sex-age-cause among 5-19-year-olds at national and subnational levels in China annually from 2004 to 2019, to inform strategies for reducing child and adolescent mortality in China and other countries.

Methods

We used adjusted empirical data on levels and causes of deaths from the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Disease Surveillance Point (DSP) system. We considered underreporting and surveillance sampling design, applied smoothing techniques to produce reliable time trends, and fitted age-specific deaths and population to national estimates produced by international agencies to allow for cross-national comparisons.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526435 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature