Long-term burden, trends, and inequality of lower respiratory infections attributable to Mycoplasma pneumoniae among children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 analysis
Yuqi Zhang, Lei Zhang, Li Zhang, Yufen Huang · 2026
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Yuqi Zhang and colleagues quantified in 2026 the burden of lung infections tied to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children across low- and middle-income countries. This bacterium is an overlooked driver of childhood pneumonia where care pathways are weak. Their Global Burden of Disease analysis covered ninety-three countries and ages up to nineteen, from 1990 to 2023.
For 2023 they estimated about twenty-four thousand deaths and over two million disability years from this single cause. Rates in the poorest regions ran three to four times those in middle-income regions, with western sub-Saharan Africa hit hardest. Infants faced the gravest outcomes. Rates improved over the decades, yet progress slowed in the twenty-tens in several places, and population growth erased gains in poor regions. The authors ask for earlier diagnosis and stronger community-to-hospital pneumonia care.
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| CREATOR | Yuqi Zhang, Lei Zhang, Li Zhang, Yufen Huang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |