Mortality in children under five years old in Brazil: evolution from 2017 to 2020 and the influence of COVID-19 in 2020

• Main Authors: Erly C. Moura (Author), Juan Cortez-Escalante (Author), Rodrigo T.S. Lima (Author), Fabrício V. Cavalcante (Author), Layana C. Alves (Author), Leonor M.P. Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To analyse the mortality trends in children under five years old in Brazil from 2017 to 2020 and the influence of COVID-19 in 2020. Methods: A retrospective study employing secondary data from the Brazilian Mortality Information System. Deaths according to cause were extracted and disaggr...