Child health

why child health

children and young people are still large proportion in whole population
large disease burden in children
- 60% of malaria deaths, 10% of TB cases
children are very vulnerable not only to infectious diseases but also injuries of all causes
neonate and other children groups are still neglected and lacking epidemiological data
children are not little adults
preterm birth, neonatal and childhood health affect long-term health and wealth in later adulthood
children are future

5.9 mil. < 5 y/o died in 2015
- 16,000 children death everyday
- most in sub-Sahara and SE Asia
pneumonia, malaria, diarrhea, poverty...
the top death cause < 5 y/o is pneumonia
47% of <5 y/o deaths are neonates

5 mil. deaths (in all ages) due to injuries per year
- 9% of global mortality
- more than three major IDs with 3 mil. deaths
- injuries are neglected more than infectious diseases
proportions of injuries-caused deaths in 2012
- road traffic 24%
- falls 14%
- suicide 16%
children deaths in HICs
- <1 y/o suffocation is the major
- 1-4 y/o traffic accident, drowning, fall
- 5-9 y/o traffic accident, drowning, burn

100,000 deaths <20 y/o per year
girls are more suffered from burn than boys
- possibly because girls tend to help cooking