Adolescent and young adult mortality in Bangladesh: findings from household surveys
To prevent untimely mortality among adolescents and young adults, efforts should prioritise leading causes such as road traffic accidents and respiratory diseases, and address vulnerabilities among rural residents, the uneducated, and those with low socioeconomic status. We recommend strengthening existing health programs for adolescents and young adults to reduce preventable deaths.
Authors
- Mohammad Sohel Shomik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8192-6862)
- Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-1079)
- Abu Bakkar Siddique (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1573-8281)
- Shafiqul Ameen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3208-8663)
- Ridwana Maher Manna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3782-7859)
- Ema Akter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4772-5431)
- Bibek Ahamed
- Md Alamgir Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-6424)
- Akbar Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0264-2712)
- Shams El Arifeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-5932)
- Hafizur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2742-049X)
- Shabnam Mostari
- Sabrina Jabeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-2070)
- Tasnu Ara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1105-7876)
- Md Hafizur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1981-6582)
- Md. Akib Al‐Zubayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7127-1869)
- Abu Sayeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-1755)
- SM Hasibul Islam
- Pradip Chandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-0546)
- Md. Shahidul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9918-9768)
- Anindita Saha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8249-1429)
- Anisuddin Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6030-0468)
- Lubna Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4494-0833)
- Nasimul Ghani Usmani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3824-6711)
- Toufiq Hassan Shawon
Institutions
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Careers Europe (GB)
- Directorate General of Health Services (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04193
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00