Fernández CS, Hernández MAM, Viguri UR

Language: Spanish
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Page: 265-267
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In a previous contribution of this section of the Boletín Medico Hospital Infantil de México, recent developments in mortality of children ‹5 years of age was addressed and whose volume, structure and level represent a fundamental indicator of health and wellbeing in society. In this segment of the population, the behavior of infant mortality is notable because of its relevance, i.e., those deaths that occur before the child reaches the age of 1 year. Depending on the age at which the child dies, these deaths are classified into two groups: neonatal mortality (deaths occurring ‹28 days) and postnatal mortality (deaths of children between 28 days and 1 year old). It is important to separately analyze each group because the factors that cause these deaths vary considerably.

REFERENCES

1. Fernández-Cantón S, Hernández-Martínez AM, Viguri-Uribe R. Mortalidad de la población de menores de cinco años en México durante 2011. Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex 2013; 70:66-69.