Current estimates of the global burden of disease for diarrhoea are reported and compared
with previous estimates made using data collected in 1954-79 and 1980-89. A structured …

OBJECTIVE: The major objective of this study is to provide estimates of diarrhoea mortality
at country, regional and global level by employing the Child Health Epidemiology Reference …

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 Pneumonia is estimated to cause 2 million deaths every year in children.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most important cause of severe pneumonia. We aimed to …

Methods: We reviewed community-based studies published since 1990 from developing
countries to estimate the rates of neonatal and young infant infections and infection-specific …

The contribution of malaria to morbidity and mortality among people in Africa has been a
subject of academic interest, political advocacy, and speculation. National statistics for much …

Background There is evidence that the age-pattern of Plasmodium falciparum malaria varies
with transmission intensity. A better understanding of how this varies with the severity of …

Background Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. International effort
and funding for control has been stepped up, with substantial increases from 2003 in the …

An estimated 9.7 million children under the age of five die every year worldwide,
approximately 41% of them in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Access to adequate health care is …

Background Although malaria is a leading cause of child deaths, few well-documented
estimates of its direct and indirect burden exist. Our objective was to estimate the number of …