Stillbirth in low- and middle-income countries: Addressing the “silent epidemic”

Mamuda Aminu; Nynke van den Broek

doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihz015

Stillbirth in low- and middle-income countries: Addressing the “silent epidemic”

Mamuda Aminu, Nynke van den Broek

International Public Health

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

Annually, an estimated 2.6 million stillbirths occur worldwide.1 With five deaths every single minute, stillbirth is the fifth leading global cause of death when compared with causes of death in all age categories—outranking diarrhoea, HIV/AIDS, TB, road traffic accidents and any form of cancer.2 The vast majority (98%) of stillbirths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This has also been referred to as the ‘silent epidemic’.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	237-239
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Health
Volume	11
Issue number	4
Early online date	13 May 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihz015
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 13 May 2019

Keywords

action
cause of death
ICD-PM
low-and middle-income countries
stillbirth

UN SDGs

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