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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Children and Health
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1505023

Global Burden of Burns Among Children and Adolescents: A Trend Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Provisionally accepted
Hao Zhu Hao Zhu 1,2,3Ke Wang Ke Wang 1*Xiong Liu Xiong Liu 1*Jianfeng Ji Jianfeng Ji 2*Peng Yang Peng Yang 1*Feng Xu Feng Xu 1*
  • 1 The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
  • 2 Nantong First People’s Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
  • 3 Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States

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    This study investigates global trends in burns among children and adolescents using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Analyzing incidence and YLD rates across 204 countries from 1990 to 2019 reveals a general decline in burn-related injuries, with age and sex influencing trends. Notably, in high-SDI regions, incidence rates initially increased before reversing. These findings highlight the need for targeted public health policies and resource allocation to reduce burn-related risks in vulnerable populations.

    Keywords: Children, adolescents, Global Burden of Disease study, Burns, trend

    Received: 02 Oct 2024; Accepted: 14 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Zhu, Wang, Liu, Ji, Yang and Xu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Ke Wang, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
    Xiong Liu, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
    Jianfeng Ji, Nantong First People’s Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
    Peng Yang, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
    Feng Xu, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China

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