Mathieu Nacher, Célia Basurko, Gabriel Bafunyembaka Muhigirwa, Véronique Lambert, Lindsay Osei, Falucar Njuieyon, Alphonse Louis, Dominique Dotou, Nadia Thomas, Stephanie Bernard, Malika Leneuve, Narcisse Elenga, Najeh Hcini
BACKGROUND: French Guiana is a French overseas territory which combines a well-funded universal health system and a population where half are under the poverty line. In this context, we aimed to measure and describe the causes of infant mortality and, because French Guiana is a French territory, to compare them with mainland France. METHODS: National death certificate data between 2001 and 2017 was used. RESULTS: Overall, 6.9 % of deaths before 65 years concerned infants <1 year (in mainland France 2...
October 31, 2023: Revue D'épidémiologie et de Santé Publique