Fewer children under the age of five are dying
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 6.9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="compares">compares</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 12 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span>, <span word="western">western</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southeastern">southeastern</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="Children">Children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="Division">Division</span>.</p><p><span word="Ties">Ties</span> <span word="Boerma">Boerma</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Informatics">Informatics</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p><span word="TIES">TIES</span> <span word="BOERMA">BOERMA</span>: “<span word="Sub">Sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. <span word="About">About</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> -- <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> 24% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="total">total</span>; <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="eleven">eleven</span> <span word="percent">percent</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="percent">percent</span>; <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.”</p><p><span word="Ties">Ties</span> <span word="Boerma">Boerma</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="dies">dies</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sahara">Sahara</span> <span word="Desert">Desert</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="dies">dies</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span>.</p>
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