Childhood death rates declined in Sweden from 2000 to 2014 but deaths from external causes were not always investigated.

Gabriel J OttermanKlara LahneElizabeth V ArkemaSteven LucasStaffan JansonLena Hellström-Westas

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2018)

Childhood deaths showed a sustained decline from 2000 to 2014 in Sweden and a quarter were from external, ill-defined or unknown causes. Systematic, interagency death reviews could yield information that could prevent future deaths.

Keyphrases

early life
childhood cancer
current status
randomized controlled trial
mass spectrometry