Nearly 5 Million Children Under Five Die Annually as Progress on Child Survival Slows
In 2024, nearly five million children under the age of five died globally, with approximately 2.3 million deaths occurring in the neonatal period. This data was released by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, revealing a sharp deceleration in child mortality reduction that has slowed by over 60% since 2015. While child deaths have halved since 2000, progress is now lagging, threatening efforts to improve child health worldwide. The report emphasizes that the majority of these deaths could be prevented with low-cost medical solutions and better access to quality healthcare. The new analysis integrates cause-of-death data, providing... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Mar 2026 04:24
