沙特阿拉伯5岁以下儿童死亡率分析:1973年至2022年
1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Unaizah, SAU.
Cureus
|February 27, 2025
概括
沙特阿拉伯在1973年至2022年期间大幅降低了5岁以下儿童死亡率 (U5MR),超过95% 这一成就与全球儿童生存目标一致,在所有十年和性别中都显示出一致的进展.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 人口统计学 人口统计学
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
背景情况:
- 五岁以下儿童死亡率 (U5MR) 是儿童健康和生存的关键指标.
- 沙特阿拉伯承诺到2030年实现儿童死亡率的可持续发展目标 (SDGs).
- 沙特阿拉伯儿童死亡率倡议的有效性数据有限.
研究的目的:
- 分析和比较沙特阿拉伯50年 (1973-2022) 的5岁以下儿童死亡率 (U5MR) 趋势.
- 根据十年和性别检查U5MR模式.
- 评估实现儿童死亡率可持续发展目标的进展情况.
主要方法:
- 利用联合国儿童基金会数据库对沙特阿拉伯的U5MR数据 (1973-2022).
- 每十年计算的平均死亡率.
- 在几十年内,男性和女性之间的U5MR比较使用奇平方测试.
主要成果:
- U5MR急剧下降,从1973年的每1000例活产149.1例降至2022年的6.4例.
- 在50年期间观察到U5MR的统计显著下降 (P < 0.01).
- 在研究的几十年中,在男性和女性之间没有发现U5MR的显著差异.
结论:
- 沙特阿拉伯已经实现了大幅减少五岁以下儿童死亡率,实现了可持续发展目标3.2目标.
- U5MR的下降在几十年和性别之间是一致的.
- 建议进一步减少,重点关注新生儿和婴儿死亡率阶段.
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