Although worldwide child mortality has fallen by half since 1990, the UN’s ultimate goal of reducing infant mortality by two-thirds by 2015 has not been achieved, the report announced on Tuesday.
In 1990, 12,7 million children under five died worldwide. This year. 5,9 million of the youngest died – according to the latest data collected, incl. by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite this, the UN report noted that 16 people are still dying in the world every day. the youngest people. However, UNICEF estimates that 2000 million lives under the age of five have already been saved thanks to the changes proposed in 48.
At the end of this month, world leaders are expected to set new goals on this issue for the next 15 years. UNICEF estimates that another 38 million will be saved thanks to appropriate changes in the law and government actions.
The document shows that the first 28 days of a child’s life are the most difficult. It is during this period that it reaches 45 percent. deaths of the youngest up to five years of age. The main causes of their dying are: premature births, pneumonia, postpartum complications, malaria, sepsis and also malnutrition.
The highest child mortality rate is in sub-Saharan Africa, with one child in 12 dying before the age of five.