Child Mortality in England During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, child mortality in England was the lowest on record, but if this trend will continue, or if unrecognized morbidity during the first year of the pandemic will manifest as increased deaths over the next few years is unclear.

Objective

To examine the risks and patterns of childhood deaths before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study includes all child deaths in England from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2022.

Exposures

The year of death.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome measure is risk of death.

Results

Of the 9983 child deaths reported during the study period, 9872 (98.8%) were linked to demographic and population d

SUBMITTER: Odd D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857017 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature