New study concluded that deaths decreased among children and adolescents especially among children aged 1 to 4 years, but nonfatal health loss increased.

‘Careful measures should be taken to decrease nonfatal illnesses like iron-deficient anemia, vitamin A deficiency, neonatal disorders, congenital disorders and mental health disorders.’
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However, nonfatal health loss as measured by years lived with disability (YLDs) increased, with some of the leading causes of YLDs in 2017 including iron-deficient anemia, vitamin A deficiency, neonatal disorders, congenital disorders and mental health disorders.Read More..





The Global Burden of Disease 2017 collaborators who authored the study note that these summary measures of population health are influenced by data availability and time lags in the reporting of certain health information may mean the estimates are based on data already out of date.
Researchers urge that careful attention be paid to nonfatal illness and disability among children and adolescents around the globe.
Source-Eurekalert