Powell-Griner E, Woolbright A
Office of Vital and Health Statistics Systems, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.
Int J Epidemiol. 1990 Jun;19(2):391-8. doi: 10.1093/ije/19.2.391.
Major strides have been made in reducing infant mortality in many parts of the world. As the number of infants dying from infectious diseases has declined, further reductions will require progress in reducing mortality in less tractable causes of death. As a result, the proportion of infant deaths attributable to congenital anomalies has been rising. Mortality due to different types of congenital anomalies is examined for the period 1976-1985 in the United States, England and Wales, Scotland and Sweden.
世界许多地区在降低婴儿死亡率方面取得了重大进展。随着死于传染病的婴儿数量减少，要进一步降低死亡率，就需要在降低较难控制的死因导致的死亡率方面取得进展。因此，先天性异常导致的婴儿死亡比例一直在上升。本文考察了1976年至1985年期间美国、英格兰和威尔士、苏格兰以及瑞典不同类型先天性异常导致的死亡率。
