The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children

- Reiner Jr., Robert C.; Welgan, Catherine A.; Abolhassani, Hassan; Abosetugn, Akine Eshete; Abu-Gharbieh, Eman; Adekanmbi, Victor; Adetokunboh, Olatunji O.; Aghaali, Mohammad; Aji, Budi; Alahdab, Fares; Al-Aly, Ziyad; Alhassan, Robert Kaba; Troeger, Christopher E.; Ali, Saqib; Effiong, Andem; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; Baumann, Mathew M.; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; Weiss, Daniel J.; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; Deshpande, Aniruddha; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; Blacker, Brigette F.; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; Miller-Petrie, Molly K.; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; Earl, Lucas; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; Bhatt, Samir; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,; .,

Title
The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children
Creator
Reiner Jr., Robert C.; Welgan, Catherine A.; Abolhassani, Hassan; Abosetugn, Akine Eshete; Abu-Gharbieh, Eman; Adekanmbi, Victor; Adetokunboh, Olatunji O.; Aghaali, Mohammad; Aji, Budi; Alahdab, Fares; Al-Aly, Ziyad; Alhassan, Robert Kaba; Troeger, Christopher E.; Ali, Saqib; Effiong, Andem; .,; Baumann, Mathew M.; Weiss, Daniel J.; Deshpande, Aniruddha; Blacker, Brigette F.; Miller-Petrie, Molly K.; Earl, Lucas; Bhatt, Samir
Relation
Nature Communications Vol. 13, no. 7457
Publisher Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34240-6
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Resource Type
journal article
Date
2022
Description
Despite substantial declines since 2000, lower respiratory infections (LRIs), diarrhoeal diseases, and malaria remain among the leading causes of nonfatal and fatal disease burden for children under 5 years of age (under 5), primarily in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The spatial burden of each of these diseases has been estimated subnationally across SSA, yet no prior analyses have examined the pattern of their combined burden. Here we synthesise subnational estimates of the burden of LRIs, diarrhoea, and malaria in children under-5 from 2000 to 2017 for 43 sub-Saharan countries. Some units faced a relatively equal burden from each of the three diseases, while others had one or two dominant sources of unit-level burden, with no consistent pattern geographically across the entire subcontinent. Using a subnational counterfactual analysis, we show that nearly 300 million DALYs could have been averted since 2000 by raising all units to their national average. Our findings are directly relevant for decision-makers in determining which and targeting where the most appropriate interventions are for increasing child survival.
Subject
biogeography; epidemiology; infectious diseases; malaria; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1490845
Identifier
uon:53002
Identifier
ISSN:2041-1723
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eng
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