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The global under-five mortality rate in 1950 was 22.5%, which dropped to 4.5% in 2015. [10] Over the same period, the infant mortality rate declined from 65 deaths per 1,000 live births to 29 deaths per 1,000. [12] Globally, 5.4 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2017; [13] by 2021 that number had dropped to 5 million children ...
The infant mortality rate of the world in 2019 was 28 according to the United Nations [4] and the projected estimate for 2020 was 30.8 according to the CIA World Factbook. [ 5 ] Note that due to differences in reporting, these numbers may not be comparable across countries.
Child mortality is the death of children under the age of five. [2] The child mortality rate (also under-five mortality rate) refers to the probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed per 1,000 live births. [3] It encompasses neonatal mortality and infant mortality (the probability of death in the first year of ...
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sometimes known as cot death, is the sudden unexplained death of a child of less than one year of age. Diagnosis requires that the death remain unexplained even after a thorough autopsy and detailed death scene investigation. [ 2 ]
Infant mortality: a practical approach to the analysis of the leading causes of death and risk factors. Pediatrics , 86 (2), 176-183. This is a peer reviewed scientific article that offers an analysis of the three main classifications of the causes of Infant mortality.
Death of a child, or death in childhood, or death of children and youth, refers to the death of children and young people over one year of age. Deaths prior to age one are classified as infant deaths. The upper bound for distinguishing between child and adult is culturally mediated, and may range from 13 to 18.
There are approximately 400 deaths per year of SUDC in the U.S, with over 200 of these cases being the children aged 1–4 years. [3] SUDC deaths have occurred at the following sites: [4] Death at home, history provided: 79%; Crib or bassinet: 54%; Adult bed: 36%; The placed and found positions were as follows: Placed supine, side, prone*: 10% ...
A study found that 9.4% of global deaths between 2000 and 2019 – ~5 million annually – can be attributed to extreme temperature with cold-related ones making up the larger share and decreasing and heat-related ones making up ~0.91% and increasing. Incidences of heart attacks, cardiac arrests and strokes increase under such conditions.