Childhood Pneumonia-Related Mortality Trends in the United States, 1999-2023
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- 18 September 2025
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Vol. 14 (10)
Abstract
In a cross-sectional analysis, pneumonia-related mortality rates declined among children in the United States from 1999 to 2023. Pneumonia-related mortality rates declined the most among young children aged <1 year.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health (K23HL173694)
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