HSCI 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Sub-Saharan Africa, Common Cold, Malaria

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSCI 160
• Professor: Tun Myint

Document Summary

6. 3 million children under 5 die each year. Almost all of these deaths are preventable. There is insufficient progress in parts of the world in reducing morbidity and mortality in children. Perinatal deaths could be either stillbirths and late pregnancy loss (these are before birth) or early neonatal deaths (1 week) Neonatal = first 4 weeks of life. Under 5 = refers to children 0-4 years old. 99% deaths are in low/middle income countries. Half of these deaths occur in india, pakistan, china, nigeria, democratic. The trend in deaths is declining but rates of decline is variable by region. 44% under 5 deaths occur within 1st month. 73% of deaths in first month occur in first week. Children under 5 in low and middle income countries average 3-6 acute respiratory infections per year. More severe and cause higher rates of death in low/middle income countries. The leading cause of death globally in under-5 children.