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Definitions, terminology and standards for reporting of births and deaths in the perinatal period: International Classification of Diseases (<span>ICD</span>‐11) Open
Despite efforts to reduce stillbirths and neonatal deaths, inconsistent definitions and reporting practices continue to hamper global progress. Existing data frequently being limited in terms of quality and comparability across countries. …
Changes in stillbirths and child and youth mortality in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has been extensively studied for its impact on mortality, particularly in older age groups. However, the pandemic effects on stillbirths and mortality rates in neonates, infants, children and youth remain p…
Demographic change and urban health: Towards a novel agenda for delivering sustainable and healthy cities for all Open
The focus is on the demographic drivers and demographic implications of urban health and wellbeing in towns and cities across the globe. The aim is to identify key linkages between demographic change and urban health – subjects of two larg…
Changes in stillbirths and child and youth mortality in 2020 and 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on mortality, especially among the elderly, has been extensively studied. While COVID-19 rarely causes direct mortality in children and youth, the pandemic’s indirect effects might harm these age g…
Demographic change and urban health: Towards a novel agenda for delivering sustainable and healthy cities for all Open
The focus is on the demographic drivers and demographic implications of urban health and wellbeing in towns and cities across the globe. The aim is to identify key linkages between demographic change and urban health – subjects of two larg…
Global Stillbirth Policy Review – Outcomes And Implications Ahead of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal Agenda Open
Background: Globally, data on stillbirth is limited. A call to action has been issued to governments to address the data gap by strengthening national policies and strategies to drive urgent action on stillbirth reduction. This study aims …
Web Appendix for Sex differences in mortality among children, adolescents, and youth aged 0–24: A systematic assessment of national, regional, and global trends from 1990 to 2021 Open
This web appendix is for: Sex differences in mortality among children, adolescents, and youth aged 0–24: A systematic assessment of national, regional, and global trends from 1990 to 2021
Web Appendix for Sex differences in mortality among children, adolescents, and youth aged 0–24: A systematic assessment of national, regional, and global trends from 1990 to 2021 Open
This web appendix is for: Sex differences in mortality among children, adolescents, and youth aged 0–24: A systematic assessment of national, regional, and global trends from 1990 to 2021
Estimating the stillbirth rate for 195 countries using a Bayesian sparse regression model with temporal smoothing Open
Estimation of stillbirth rates globally is complicated because of the paucity of reliable data from countries where most stillbirths occur. We com-piled data and developed a Bayesian hierarchical temporal sparse regression model for estima…
Demographic challenges and opportunities for child health programming in Africa and Asia Open
Danzhen You and colleagues call for child health programming to take into consideration changing population sizes and dynamics
Patterns and trends in causes of child and adolescent mortality 2000–2016: setting the scene for child health redesign Open
The under-5 mortality rate has declined from 93 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 39 per 1000 live births in 2018. This improvement in child survival warrants an examination of age-specific trends and causes of death over time and acr…
Monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals: methods and projections to 2030 Open
Background: Monitoring Sustainable Development Goal indicators (SDGs) and their targets plays an important role in understanding and advocating for improved health outcomes for all countries. We present the United Nations (UN) Inter-agency…
Estimating the Stillbirth Rate for 195 Countries Using A Bayesian Sparse Regression Model with Temporal Smoothing Open
Estimation of stillbirth rates globally is complicated because of the paucity of reliable data from countries where most stillbirths occur. We compiled data and developed a Bayesian hierarchical temporal sparse regression model for estimat…
The evolving picture of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in children: critical knowledge gaps Open
Background The closed-loop stimulation (CLS) pacemaker algorithm is a system that permanently monitors the contractile state of the myocardium and converts the intrinsic information into rate regulation. The role that the CLS algorithm pla…
Measuring excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and lower-middle income countries: the need for mobile phone surveys Open
In low income and lower-middle income countries, data from civil registration systems do not allow monitoring excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rapid mobile phone surveys aimed at measuring mortality trends on a monthly basis …
Web appendix National and regional under-5 mortality rate by economic status for low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic assessment Open
This web appendix formed part of the original submission and has been peer reviewed. The journal post it as supplied by the authors.Supplement to: Chao F, You D, Pedersen J, Hug L, Alkema L. National and regional under-5 mortality rate by …
A Systematic Assessment of National, and Regional Under-Five Mortality Rate by Wealth Quintiles and Identification of Countries with Outlying Levels Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Time Series Model Open
This conference paper was presented as a poster on Apr 27th, 2017, in the 2017 Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.National-level estimates of the under-five mortality rate (U5MR) may mask disparities at the …
Supplementary appendix: National, regional, and global sex ratios of infant, child, and under-5 mortality and identification of countries with outlying ratios: a systematic assessment Open
This appendix formed part of the original submission and has been peer reviewed. The journal post it as supplied by the authors.Supplement to: Alkema L, Chao F, You D, Pedersen J, Sawyer CC. National, regional, and global sex ratios of inf…