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The world made remarkable progress in child survival in the past three decades, and millions of children have better survival chances than in 1990—1 in 27 children died before reaching age five in 2022, compared to 1 in 11 in 1990. However, progress in reducing under-five mortality has slowed in the first half of the SDG era (2015–2022) compared to what was achieved in the MDG era (2000 ...
those younger than 5 in the highest-mortality country is 80 times that of the lowest-mortality country. When children are born into the poorest households or a fragile and conflict-affected setting, their chances of survival plummet. 4. Unless urgent action is taken to end preventable newborn and child deaths, many low- and lower-middle-income
The first 28 days of life – the neonatal period – is the most vulnerable time for a child’s survival. Children face the highest risk of dying in their first month of life at an average global rate of 17 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, down by 53 per cent from 37 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990. In comparison, the probability of dying after the first month and before reaching ...
UNICEF Data UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women
Key demographic indicators for Zambia: Under-Five Mortality Rate, Population.
UNICEF Data UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women
Immunization is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions, averting an estimated 4.4 million deaths yearly[1] In 2023, global coverage of the third dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine – often used as a marker of how well countries are providing routine immunization services to children – stagnated at 84 per cent. Although there has been some progress, DTP3 ...
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