Background Global attention has focused on mortality in children younger than 5 years. We
analysed global mortality data for people aged 1–24 years across a 50-year period …

Background From 1990 to 2016, the mortality of children younger than 5 years decreased by
more than half, and there are plentiful data regarding mortality in this age group through …

Background Pronounced changes in patterns of health take place in adolescence and
young adulthood, but the effects on mortality patterns worldwide have not been reported. We …

Almost 6· 5 million children and adolescents younger than 20 years died globally in 2021,
the vast majority from preventable causes. 1 Reliable and timely data on causes of death are …

Background The global health community is devoting considerable attention to adolescents
and young people, but risk of death in this population is poorly measured. We aimed to …

Background With global survival increasing for children younger than 5 years of age,
attention is required to reduce the approximately 1 million deaths of children aged 5–14 …

Background Up-to-date information on the causes of child deaths is crucial to guide global
efforts to improve child survival. We report new estimates for 2008 of the major causes of …

Background Information about the distribution of causes of and time trends for child mortality
should be periodically updated. We report the latest estimates of causes of child mortality in …

Background Estimation of the number and rate of deaths by age and sex is a key first stage
for calculation of the burden of disease in order to constrain estimates of cause-specific …

Background Investments in the survival of older children and adolescents (aged 5–19 years)
bring triple dividends for now, their future, and the next generation. However, 1· 5 million …