The association between disability and mortality among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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by Maureen Moyo-Chilufya, Arthemon Nguweneza, Sara Rotenberg, Hannah Kuper, Tracey Smythe Background Mortality is a fundamental marker of population health and equity. Despite major global declines in mortality over recent decades, disparities in survival persist across childhood and adolescence, particularly by disability status. We aimed to synthesise current evidence on all-cause mortality among children and adolescents with disabilities compared to their non-disabled peers through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods and findings This review was prospectively registered with PROSPERO (CRD420251072039). We searched…

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Primary source: PLOS Medicine · September 30, 2026

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