Infant mortality in French Guiana between 2001 and 2017  : Trends and comparisons with mainland France: Mortalité infantile en Guyane entre 2001 et 2017 : tendances et comparaisons avec la France hexagonale

CONCLUSIONS: All causes of infant mortality seemed to decline over time except malformations and chromosomal anomalies, which increased. Although exposure to heavy metals, infectious diseases are potential explanations we cannot pinpoint the cause of this increase with the available data. The present results suggest infant mortality and malformations should benefit from more detailed data sources in order to better assess and alleviate the burden of infant mortality in French Guiana.PMID:37918040 | DOI:10.1016/j.respe.2023.102175

Source: Revue d Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique - November 2, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Mathieu Nacher C élia Basurko Gabriel Bafunyembaka Muhigirwa V éronique Lambert Lindsay Osei Falucar Njuieyon Alphonse Louis Dominique Dotou Nadia Thomas Stephanie Bernard Malika Leneuve Narcisse Elenga Najeh Hcini Source Type: research