The Epidemiology and Socioeconomic Associates of Pulmonary Aspiration and Foreign Body in the Airway in the Middle East and North Africa Region From 1990 to 2021: A Descriptive Epidemiological Study
Fereshteh Kimia, Fatemeh Roodneshin, Mahtab Poorzamany Nejat Kermany, Hamidreza Samadpour, Nima Saeedi, Mina Vishte · 2026
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Breathing in a foreign object, or food and fluid slipping into the airway, is an emergency that strikes mostly the young and the old. Fereshteh Kimia and five co-authors chart its burden across the Middle East and North Africa in this 2026 study, drawing on the Global Burden of Disease 2021 data. They track new cases, ongoing cases, disability, and deaths from 1990 to 2021.
By 2021 the region's age-adjusted rates had all fallen since 1990, with about fifteen new cases per hundred thousand people each year. Lebanon and Afghanistan showed the highest rates of new and ongoing cases. The team also tested how the burden tracks with a development index for each country. Their map is meant to guide prevention, such as child safety campaigns and elder care training, in the places that need it most.
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| CREATOR | Fereshteh Kimia, Fatemeh Roodneshin, Mahtab Poorzamany Nejat Kermany, Hamidreza Samadpour, Nima Saeedi, Mina Vishte |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |