Global burden of lower respiratory infections
Xiang, S., Chen, Z., Dai, Z. et al. Global burden of lower respiratory infections attributable to secondhand smoke among children under 5 years of age, 2010–2019: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2019. BMC Public Health 23, 1920 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16848-5
“Data on the deaths, and disability adjusted life years (DALYs) of the disease burden was retrieved from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 for 204 countries and territories between 2010 and 2019. The rates per 100,000 population, along with 95% uncertainty intervals, as well as population-attributable fraction (PAF) was presented for each estimate.”
“SHS remains a risk factor that cannot be ignored for LRIs burden worldwide. Hence, governments and health systems should continue to take steps to reduce SHS pollution among young children to mitigate this burden.”
Stephen Hamann
