Sidrah Nausheen

Exploring mortality patterns in Pakistani children and adolescents aged 5–19: evidence from a national verbal and social autopsy study

Background While under-five mortality has declined by approximately 50% globally since 2000, mortality among older children and adolescents has fallen by only 31% since 1990. The age group 5–19-year-olds constitute over a third of Pakistan’s population, yet estimates of mortality in this population, which are necessary...