Disease burden of low body weight in children under 5 years old in China from 1990 to 2019

ZHU Lijun; LI Biaozhang; ZHOU Jiawen; WU Baixin; LI Weidong

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-1480

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2023, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (7) : 790-793. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-1480

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Disease burden of low body weight in children under 5 years old in China from 1990 to 2019

ZHU Lijun¹, LI Biaozhang², ZHOU Jiawen¹, WU Baixin¹, LI Weidong¹

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Objective To analyze the current situation and trends of the disease burden due to low weight in Chinese children under 5 years old from 1990 to 2019, in order to provide reference for the prevention and control of the disease burden caused by low weight in children. Method Disability-adjusted life year (DALY) indicators attributable to low weight in children under 5 years of age from 1990—2019 were extracted from global burden of disease(GBD) 2019, and trends in mortality and DALY rates for diseases associated with low weight were analyzed using Joinpoint linear regression models. Results In 2019, the number of deaths due to low weight in children under 5 years of age in China was 34 400, the mortality rate was 42.27/10⁵, the DALY was 3.145 million person-years, and the DALY rate was 3 859.31/10⁵. Compared to 1990, the number of deaths decreased by 86.40%, mortality rate decreased by 80.74%, DALY decreased by 86.08% and DALY rate decreased by 80.29% in 2019. The burden of disease due to low weight was higher in boys than that in girls. The mortality rates for respiratory infections and tuberculosis, intestinal infections, and sudden infant death syndrome due to low weight in children under 5 years of age were 2.73/10⁵, 0.07/10⁵, and 0.07/10⁵, respectively. Respiratory tract infection and tuberculosis maintained the highest mortality and DALY rates among the three related diseases caused by low body weight. Conclusion Although the mortality and DALY of children under 5 years of age due to low body weight have shown a decreasing trend from 1990 to 2019, there are still many challenges in the prevention and treatment, indicating that the disease burden of children under 5 years of age attributed to low body weight cannot be ignored.

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children under 5 years old / disease burden / low body weight

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ZHU Lijun, LI Biaozhang, ZHOU Jiawen, WU Baixin, LI Weidong. Disease burden of low body weight in children under 5 years old in China from 1990 to 2019[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2023, 31(7): 790-793 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-1480

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