@article{ref1,
title="Trend analysis of mortality rates and causes of death in children under 5 years of age in Xuzhou, China from 2016 to 2020",
journal="Frontiers in pediatrics",
year="2023",
author="Xu, Zhiyuan and Liu, Haonan and Zhou, Shuaishuai and Chen, Tiancheng and Meng, Chao and Li, Shengli and Yan, Xianliang and Liu, Xiao",
volume="11",
number="",
pages="e1067293-e1067293",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To analyze the trends in mortality and causes of death among children under 5 years of age in Xuzhou, China between 2016 and 2020, in order to protect children's health and provide a basis for formulating child survival, development, and protection strategies. <br><br>METHODS: A population-based epidemiological study was conducted. Data were obtained from the Xuzhou Center for Disease Control Prevention. We input the data into the excel database and analyzed with SPSS20.0. <br><br>RESULTS: There were 1,949 children under 5 years of age died in Xuzhou, The number of deaths from 2016 to 2020 were 573 (29.40%), 577 (29.60%), 371 (19.04%), 334 (17.14%), and 94 (4.82%) respectively, mortality in children showed a downward trend. The number of deaths was relatively high in January (195 cases, 10.01%), February (190 cases, 9.75%), and May (180 cases, 9.24%), while was relatively small in July (147 cases, 7.54%), August (139 cases, 7.13%), and September (118 cases, 6.05%). The leading causes of death (COD) in children under 5 years of age were neonatal suffocation and hypoxia (323 cases, 16.57%). Pizhou (528 cases, 27.09%) showed the highest number of deaths in children under 5 years of age in China, and the Kaifa (25 cases, 1.28%) zone showed the lowest death toll. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our research suggested that the current strategies for reducing child mortality should prioritize the actions on neonatal deaths and conduct targeted interventions for the main cause.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2296-2360",
doi="10.3389/fped.2023.1067293",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1067293"
}