Decreasing death rates and causes of death in Icelandic children-A longitudinal analysis
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/3058 2024-04-07T07:53:26+00:00 Decreasing death rates and causes of death in Icelandic children-A longitudinal analysis Levy, Marína Rós Thors, Valtýr Stefánsson Elínardóttir, Sigríður Haralds Möller, Alma D. Haraldsson, Ásgeir Faculty of Medicine Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland 2021-09-30 1202973 e0257536 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3058 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257536 en eng PLoS ONE; 16(9) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85116026469&partnerID=8YFLogxK Levy , M R , Thors , V S , Elínardóttir , S H , Möller , A D & Haraldsson , Á 2021 , ' Decreasing death rates and causes of death in Icelandic children-A longitudinal analysis ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 16 , no. 9 , e0257536 , pp. e0257536 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257536 1932-6203 40372161 59481737-1d95-40a2-bf61-c13beac8bdc8 85116026469 34591867 unpaywall: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257536 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3058 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0257536 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Dánarmein Dánartíðni Börn Ísland Cause of death Child Child mortality/trends Congenital Abnormalities/mortality Humans Preschool Infant Male Iceland Neoplasms/mortality Respiratory Tract Infections/mortality Adolescent Female Registries Longitudinal Studies Newborn Multidisciplinary /dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article 2021 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/305810.1371/journal.pone.0257536 2024-03-11T00:17:14Z Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Levy et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work. 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 identification numbers, individuals could be identified for further information. Hospital records, laboratory results and post-mortem diagnosis could be accessed if cause of death was unclear. Findings Results showed a distinct decrease in death rates in children during the study period that was continuous over the whole period. This was established for almost all causes of death and in all age groups. This reduction was primarily attributed to a decrease in fatal accidents and fewer deaths due to infections, perinatal or congenital disease as well as malignancies, the reduction in death rates from other causes was less distinct. Childhood suicide rates remained constant. Interpretation Our results are encouraging for further prevention of childhood deaths. In addition, our results emphasise the need to improve measures to detect and treat mental and behavioural disorders leading to childhood suicide. Peer ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Levy ENVELOPE(-66.567,-66.567,-66.320,-66.320) PLOS ONE 16 9 e0257536 |
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Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Levy et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work. 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 identification numbers, individuals could be identified for further information. Hospital records, laboratory results and post-mortem diagnosis could be accessed if cause of death was unclear. Findings Results showed a distinct decrease in death rates in children during the study period that was continuous over the whole period. This was established for almost all causes of death and in all age groups. This reduction was primarily attributed to a decrease in fatal accidents and fewer deaths due to infections, perinatal or congenital disease as well as malignancies, the reduction in death rates from other causes was less distinct. Childhood suicide rates remained constant. Interpretation Our results are encouraging for further prevention of childhood deaths. In addition, our results emphasise the need to improve measures to detect and treat mental and behavioural disorders leading to childhood suicide. Peer ... |
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