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@article{Villaveces:2024,
author = {Villaveces, A and Chen, Y and Tucker, S and Blenkinsop, A and Cluver, L and Sherr, L and Losby, JL and Graves, L and Noonan, R and Annor, F and Kojey-Merle, V and Wang, D and Massetti, G and Rawlings, L and Nelson, CA and Unwin, HJT and Flaxman, S and Hillis, S and Ratmann, O},
journal = {Nature Medicine},
title = {Orphanhood and caregiver death among children in the United States by all-cause mortality, 2000-2021},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/115452},
year = {2024}
}
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TY - JOUR
AB - Deaths of parents and grandparent caregivers threaten child wellbeing due to losses of care, financial support, safety, and family stability, but are relatively unrecognised as a public health crisis. We used cause-specific vital statistics deaths registrations in a modelling approach to estimate the full magnitude of orphanhood incidence and prevalence among United States (U.S.) children aged 0-17 years between 2000-2021 by cause, child age and race \& ethnicity, sex of deceased parent, and state, and also accounted for grandparent caregiver loss using population survey data. In 2021, we estimate 2.91 million children (4.2% of children) had in their lifetime experienced prevalent orphanhood and caregiver death combined, with incidence increasing by 49.5% and prevalence by 7.9% since 2000. Populations disproportionately affected by orphanhood included 5.2% of all adolescents; 6.4% and 4.7% respectively of non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native, and non-Hispanic Black children; and children in southern and eastern states. In 2021, drug overdose was the leading cause of orphanhood among non-Hispanic white children, but not among minoritised subgroups. Effective policies and programs to support nearly 3 million bereaved children are needed to reduce the acute and long-term negative effects of orphanhood.
AU - Villaveces,A
AU - Chen,Y
AU - Tucker,S
AU - Blenkinsop,A
AU - Cluver,L
AU - Sherr,L
AU - Losby,JL
AU - Graves,L
AU - Noonan,R
AU - Annor,F
AU - Kojey-Merle,V
AU - Wang,D
AU - Massetti,G
AU - Rawlings,L
AU - Nelson,CA
AU - Unwin,HJT
AU - Flaxman,S
AU - Hillis,S
AU - Ratmann,O
PY - 2024///
SN - 1078-8956
TI - Orphanhood and caregiver death among children in the United States by all-cause mortality, 2000-2021
T2 - Nature Medicine
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/115452
ER -