Abstract
This paper examines the causes of death in children and adolescents for a ten-year period (2003-2012) according to data from the autopsy records of the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Nis. The causes of death (natural or violent) were analyzed in relation to sex, age, season, and environment (rural and urban areas), socio-economic and living conditions, and the number of children in the family. The results obtained were statistically analyzed, plotted and discussed in relation to data from the literature available. Regarding the autopsy cases of children and adolescents (194), 106 (54.63%) were the cases of violent causes of death and 87 were the cases (44.84%) of natural causes of death, while in one case the cause of death could not be determined due to late-stage decomposition alterations of the corpse. The most common natural causes of death were asphyxia, immaturity of the fetus and acute pneumonia. Most common causes of violent death were contusion of the brain, destruction of the brain and brainstem, polytrauma, and bleeding. Acta Medica Medianae 2016;55(2):65-70.
Highlights
Mortality in children and adolescents is a measure of the quality of health services, and a reflection of the health of the whole community [1, 2]
Autopsy cases were analyzed in relation to the months of the occurrence of death, age, sex, place of residence, social conditions, number of children in the family, cause of death, origin of violent death and place of death
Causes of death in children and adolescents according to the material
Summary
Mortality in children and adolescents is a measure of the quality of health services, and a reflection of the health of the whole community [1, 2]. If the youngest population suffers at such an early age, and if in addition there is a low birth rate, as is the case in the Republic of Serbia, that is a serious reason for the problem of the cause of death in the earliest period of life to be viewed and studied from all aspects
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