"Developing Countries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Countries in the process of change with economic growth, that is, an increase in production, per capita consumption, and income. The process of economic growth involves better utilization of natural and human resources, which results in a change in the social, political, and economic structures.
| Descriptor ID |
D003906
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.615.500.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Developing Countries- Developing Countries
- Countries, Developing
- Country, Developing
- Developing Country
- Least Developed Countries
- Countries, Least Developed
- Country, Least Developed
- Developed Countries, Least
- Developed Country, Least
- Least Developed Country
- Less-Developed Countries
- Countries, Less-Developed
- Country, Less-Developed
- Less Developed Countries
- Less-Developed Country
- Under-Developed Nations
- Nation, Under-Developed
- Nations, Under-Developed
- Under Developed Nations
- Under-Developed Nation
- Third-World Countries
- Countries, Third-World
- Country, Third-World
- Third World Countries
- Third-World Country
- Third-World Nations
- Nation, Third-World
- Nations, Third-World
- Third World Nations
- Third-World Nation
- Under-Developed Countries
- Countries, Under-Developed
- Country, Under-Developed
- Under Developed Countries
- Under-Developed Country
- Developing Nations
- Developing Nation
- Nations, Developing
- Less-Developed Nations
- Less Developed Nations
- Less-Developed Nation
- Nation, Less-Developed
- Nations, Less-Developed
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Developing Countries" by people in this website by year, and whether "Developing Countries" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2014 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2015 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2017 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2018 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 2019 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2020 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Developing Countries" by people in Profiles.
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How Can We Accelerate Maternal Vaccination Globally? Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Feb 01; 44(2S):S11-S12.
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Nutrition in the critically ill in resource-limited settings/low- and middle-income countries. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2025 Mar 01; 28(2):181-188.
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Balancing realist review outputs with the needs of policymakers and practitioners. Health Policy Plan. 2025 Jan 11; 40(1):97-104.
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Costs of Influenza Illness and Acute Respiratory Infections by Household Income Level: Catastrophic Health Expenditures and Implications for Health Equity. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2025 01; 19(1):e70059.
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Management of adult sepsis in resource-limited settings: global expert consensus statements using a Delphi method. Intensive Care Med. 2025 Jan; 51(1):21-38.
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Improving access to emergency obstetric care in low- and middle-income countries. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2025 Feb; 98:102572.
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The next 1000 days: building on early investments for the health and development of young children. Lancet. 2024 Nov 23; 404(10467):2094-2116.
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Long-acting antiretroviral therapy in low-income and middle-income countries: considerations for roll-out. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2025 Jan 01; 20(1):19-24.
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Long Covid: a global health issue - a prospective, cohort study set in four continents. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Oct 21; 9(10).
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Cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 self-testing at routine gatherings to minimize community-level infections in lower-middle income countries: A mathematical modeling study. PLoS One. 2024; 19(10):e0311198.