Nationwide analysis of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus mortality in Mexico, 2000–2023

Ivet Etchegaray-Morales, Claudia Mendoza-Pinto, Pamela Munguía-Realpozo, Diana Molina-Vélez, Juan Eugenio Hernández-Ávila, Edith Ramírez-Lara, Alfonso Ragnar Torres-Jiménez, Ángel David Osorio-Peña, Socorro Méndez-Martínez, Rheumatology Department, Medicine School, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Systemic Rheumatic Autoimmune Diseases Research Unit, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad- Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Oriente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Survey and Evaluation Research Center, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital de Especialidades, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Pediatric Rheumatology Department, Hospital General del Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Ciudad de Mexico, Hospital General de Zona , Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Coordination of Health Research, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Lupus: An International Journal

Published online on April 24, 2026

Abstract

Lupus, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveTo evaluate national and regional trends in age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) from childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) in Mexico between 2000 and 2023, stratified by sex and region.MethodsThis cross-sectional, retrospective ...