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June 14, 2026Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Increased childhood disability and reduced overall child mortality in South Asia

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MKMd Nuruzzaman KhanACAtika Rahman ChowdhurySKShimlin Jahan Khanam

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Ecological panel study assesses trends in childhood disability and mortality in South Asia, suggesting health care challenges.

Key Points

  • This study examines the trends of childhood disability and under-5 mortality in South Asia from 1985 to 2023.
  • Conducted an ecological panel study using secondary data from UNICEF and WHO.
  • Analyzed temporal patterns and associations using descriptive and trend-based approaches.
  • Utilized panel regression adjusted for covariates to assess relationships.
  • Mean under-5 mortality was 62.8 per 1000 live births and childhood disability rate was 47.0 per 1000 population.
  • A significant inverse association between under-5 mortality and childhood disability was found (coefficient = -0.245, 95% CI = -0.392 to -0.098).
  • Higher disability rates were linked to increased health expenditure (coefficient = 0.87) and preterm birth rates (coefficient = 0.182).

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Khan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2e4632b1cc60ccdea8b042https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.70363
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