Child deaths outnumber homicides in the United States, but get far less public attention
It’s a widespread view that child deaths are still a pressing problem in poorer countries, but not in rich ones. In 2023, 30,200 children died i...
A collection of resources about child mortality and extreme poverty, exploring the interconnection between economic hardship and health outcomes. This collection focuses on statistics, interventions, policy solutions, and case studies aimed at reducing child mortality rates in impoverished communities worldwide.
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It’s a widespread view that child deaths are still a pressing problem in poorer countries, but not in rich ones. In 2023, 30,200 children died i...
The world has made huge progress in reducing extreme poverty; could this be coming to an end? In the last three decades, the world has made prog...
But their chance of survival still depends on where they are born. “Two decades ago, nearly 10 million children did not live to see a 5th birthd...
5.4 million children under 5 die every year – that's 15,000 every day. Yet this is an everyday tragedy that never makes the headlines.
In most rich countries, child mortality has more than halved in the last thirty years; we know we can go further. As recently as 1990, one in fi...
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