Trends in the global burden of childhood meningitis between 1990 and 2021 and projections to 2035: based on the global burden of diseases database 2021
The burden of meningitis in children has decreased significantly worldwide, but those in low-income areas and newborns still face severe challenges. Streptococcus pneumoniae, N. meningitidis and K. pneumoniae are the main pathogens.
Authors
- Duoduo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5629-4471)
- Xixia Guo
- Xu Sang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7984-7671)
- Xiangyuan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6765-7918)
- Liping Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7651-0096)
- Weihong Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1051-4043)
- Yi‐Shuai Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6638-9555)
- Fang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6676-1270)
- Li Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8686-6627)
- Yali Xu
- Qian Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2234-6024)
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24787-6
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00