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 …

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 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 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 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 Documentation of patterns and long-term trends in mortality in young people,
which reflect huge changes in demographic and social determinants of adolescent health …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …