Omar Karlsson

Female obesity and socioeconomic gradients in small Island developing states

Anna Tegunimataka, Omar Karlsson
(2026) International Journal of Development Issues
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From sex differences to sex inequalities in life expectancy : A cross-country observational benchmarking analysis

Angela Y. Chang, Emily K. Johnson, Sarah Bolongaita, Kent Buse, Sarah J. Hawkes, et al.
(2025) PLoS Medicine, 22
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Global Disparities in Premature Mortality

Omar Karlsson, Dean T. Jamison, Gavin Yamey, Sarah Bolongaita, Wenhui Mao, et al.
(2025) JAMA Health Forum, 6
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Epidemiological and demographic trends and projections in global health from 1970 to 2050 : a descriptive analysis from the third Lancet Commission on Investing in Health, Global Health 2050

Angela Y. Chang, Sarah Bolongaita, Bochen Cao, Marcia C. Castro, Omar Karlsson, et al.
(2025) The Lancet, 406 p.940-949
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Reflections on the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health's Global Health 2050 report – Authors' reply

David A. Watkins, Angela Y. Chang, Omar Karlsson, Wenhui Mao, Ole F. Norheim, et al.
(2025) The Lancet, 406 p.31-32
Journal article (letter)

Trends in low birth weight across 36 states and union territories in India, 1993-2021

Omar Karlsson, Akhil Kumar, Rockli Kim, S V Subramanian
(2025) BMJ Global Health, 10
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Priority Health Conditions and Global Life Expectancy Disparities

Omar Karlsson, Angela Y Chang, Ole F Norheim, Wenhui Mao, Sarah Bolongaita, et al.
(2025) JAMA Network Open, 8
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Age Decomposition of Mortality Rates Among Children Younger Than 5 Years in 47 LMICs

Omar Karlsson, Thomas W Pullum, Akhil Kumar, Rockli Kim, S V Subramanian
(2025) JAMA Pediatrics, 179 p.540-549
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Prevalence of severe and moderate anthropometric failure among children in India, 1993-2021

Menaka Narayanan, Omar Karlsson, Akhil Kumar, Thomas W Pullum, Rockli Kim, et al.
(2025) Maternal and Child Nutrition, 21
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Halving premature death and improving quality of life at all ages : cross-country analyses of past trends and future directions

Ole F Norheim, Angela Y Chang, Sarah Bolongaita, Mariana Barraza-Lloréns, Ayodamope Fawole, et al.
(2024) The Lancet, 404 p.2437-2446
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International Trends in Zinc Treatment for Diarrhea

Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim, S. V. Subramanian
(2024) Pediatrics, 154
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Global health 2050 : the path to halving premature death by mid-century

Dean T Jamison, Lawrence H Summers, Angela Y Chang, Omar Karlsson, Wenhui Mao, et al.
(2024) The Lancet, 404 p.1561-1614
Journal article review

Prevalence and Trends of Not Receiving a Dose of DPT-Containing Vaccine Among Children 12-35 Months : An Analysis of 81 Low- And Middle-Income Countries

Omar Karlsson, Sunil Rajpal, Mira Johri, Rockli Kim, S V Subramanian
(2024) Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 14 p.1490-1503
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Association between neonatal mortality and births not weighed among 400 thousand institutional deliveries in 32 low- and middle-income countries

Omar Karlsson, Caroline Benski, Mudit Kapoor, Rockli Kim, S V Subramanian
(2024) Journal of Public Health, 46 p.614-622
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Relationship between adolescent anemia and school attendance observed during a nationally representative survey in India

Jan-Walter De Neve, Omar Karlsson, Rajesh Kumar Rai, Santosh Kumar, Sebastian Vollmer
(2024) Communications medicine, 4
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Prevalence of Children Aged 6 to 23 Months Who Did Not Consume Animal Milk, Formula, or Solid or Semisolid Food During the Last 24 Hours Across Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim, S V Subramanian
(2024) JAMA Network Open, 7
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Washing machine ownership and girls' school attendance : a cross-sectional analysis of adolescents in 19 middle-income countries

Omar Karlsson, Jan Walter De Neve
(2024) Journal of Economic Inequality, 22 p.735-755
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Patterns in child stunting by age : A cross-sectional study of 94 low- and middle-income countries

Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim, Grainne M Moloney, Andreas Hasman, S V Subramanian
(2023) Maternal and Child Nutrition, 19
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Refrigerator ownership and child health and nutrition in low- and middle-income countries

Omar Karlsson, S. V. Subramanian
(2023) Global Food Security, 37
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Should India adopt a country-specific growth reference to measure undernutrition among its children?

S.V. Subramanian, Anuradha Khailkar, Omar Karlsson
(2023) The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 9
Journal article (comment)

Island Women and the Obesity Transition: Examining SES, Ethnicity and Economic Development

Anna Tegunimataka, Omar Karlsson
(2023)
Conference paper: abstract

Socioeconomic Differences and Female Obesity in Small Island Developing States

Anna Tegunimataka, Omar Karlsson
(2023)
Poster

Maternal height and child health and schooling in sub-Saharan Africa : Decomposition and heterogeneity

Omar Karlsson, Martin Dribe
(2022) Social Science & Medicine, 315
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Childhood Diarrhea Prevalence and Uptake of Oral Rehydration Solution and Zinc Treatment in Nigeria

Bolaji Emmanuel Egbewale, Omar Karlsson, Christopher Robert Sudfeld
(2022) Children, 9
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Age Distribution of All-Cause Mortality Among Children Younger Than 5 Years in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim, Andreas Hasman, S V Subramanian
(2022) JAMA Network Open, 5
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Using height-adjusted stunting prevalence will fail disadvantaged children worldwide – Authors' reply

S. V. Subramanian, Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim
(2022) The Lancet Global Health, 10 p.621-621
Journal article (letter)

Inequality in early life: Social class differences in childhood mortality in southern Sweden, 1815–1967

Martin Dribe, Omar Karlsson
(2022) Economic History Review, 75 p.475-502
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Child wasting before and after age two years: A cross-sectional study of 94 countries

Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim, Saul Guerrero, Andreas Hasman, S.v. Subramanian
(2022) EClinicalMedicine, 46
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Estimating heritability of height without zygosity information for twins under five years in low- and middle-income countries : An application of normal finite mixture distribution models

Omar Karlsson, Benjamin W. Domingue, Rockli Kim, S. V. Subramanian
(2022) SSM - Population Health, 17
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Revisiting the stunting metric for monitoring and evaluating nutrition policies

S. V. Subramanian, Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim
(2022) The Lancet Global Health, 10 p.179-180
Journal article (comment)

Scarring and selection effects on children surviving elevated rates of postneonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa

Omar Karlsson
(2022) SSM - Population Health, 19
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Maternal height-standardized prevalence of stunting in 67 low- and- middle-income countries

Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim, Barry Bogin, S V Subramanian
(2022) Journal of Epidemiology, 32 p.337-337
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Consumption of Vitamin-A-Rich Foods and Vitamin A Supplementation for Children under Two Years Old in 51 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim, Andreas Hasman, S V Subramanian
(2021) Nutrients, 14
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Trends in underweight, stunting, and wasting prevalence and inequality among children under three in Indian states, 1993-2016

Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim, Rakesh Sarwal, K S James, S V Subramanian
(2021) Scientific Reports, 11
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Distribution of under-5 deaths in the neonatal, postneonatal, and childhood periods : a multicountry analysis in 64 low- and middle-income countries

Zhihui Li, Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim, SV Subramanian
(2021) International Journal for Equity in Health, 20
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Children's education and parental old-age health : Evidence from a population-based, nationally representative study in India

Berenike Thoma, Nikkil Sudharsanan, Omar Karlsson, William Joe, S. V. Subramanian, et al.
(2021) Population Studies, 75 p.51-66
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Changing speed of reduction in under-5 mortality rates over the 20th century

Omar Karlsson, Martin Dribe, S V Subramanian
(2020) Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 75
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Lessons from COVID-19 pandemic for the child survival agenda

SV Subramanian, Pritha Chatterjee, Omar Karlsson
(2020) Journal of Global Health, 10
Journal article (comment)

Analysis of Attained Height and Diabetes Among 554,122 Adults Across 25 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Felix Teufel, Pascal Geldsetzer, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Omar Karlsson, Viola Koncz, et al.
(2020) Diabetes Care, 43 p.2403-2410
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Geo-mapping of COVID-19 Risk Correlates Across Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies in India

S. V. Subramanian, Omar Karlsson, Weixing Zhang, Rockli Kim
(2020) Harvard Data Science Review
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The effects of economic stress and urbanization on driving behaviours of boda-boda drivers and accidents in gulu, northern uganda : A qualitative view of drivers

David Lagoro Kitara, Omar Karlsson
(2020) Pan African Medical Journal, 36 p.1-11
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Are out-of-school adolescents at higher risk of adverse health outcomes? Evidence from 9 diverse settings in sub-Saharan Africa

Jan-Walter De Neve, Omar Karlsson, Chelsey R. Canavan, Angela Chukwu, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, et al.
(2020) Tropical Medicine & International Health, 25 p.70-80
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The relationship of household assets and amenities with child health outcomes: an exploratory cross-sectional study in India 2015–2016

Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim, William Joe, SV Subramanian
(2020) SSM - Population Health, 10
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Religion and child health in West and Central Africa

Omar Karlsson
(2019) Population and Development Review, 45 p.707-738
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Socioeconomic and gender inequalities in neonatal, postneonatal and child mortality in India : A repeated cross-sectional study, 2005-2016

Omar Karlsson, Rockli Kim, William Joe, S. V. Subramanian
(2019) Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 73 p.660-667
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Omar Karlsson

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