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under-five deaths - This phrase refers to the number of deaths that occur in children under the age of five. It is commonly used in discussions and reports related to child mortality rates and healthcare statistics
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Estimated distribution of causes of under-five deaths.
The number of under-five deaths dropped to its lowest level in more than six decades.
Malnutrition is an underlying cause in more than a third of under-five deaths.
Number of under-five deaths in South Asia.
For the first time in recent history, estimated annual under-five deaths fell below 10 million.
Under-five deaths are increasingly concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia.
Yet, nearly one in every three under-five deaths still takes place there.
Under-five deaths from measles.
Newborns now account for 44 % of all under-five deaths and this proportion continues to rise.
Pneumonia and malaria together account for 27 per cent of all under-five deaths each year.
Nearly one-fifth of under-five deaths could be prevented with optimal feeding.
In sub-Saharan Africa, diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia cause more than half of under-five deaths.
Globally, about 45 per cent of under-five deaths are linked to undernutrition.
Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia together account for three-fourths of all under-five deaths of children.
In India, 11 % of all under-five deaths can be attributed to childhood diarrhoea.
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Figure 3.0 Estimated distribution of causes of under-five deaths.
In Africa, some 65 per cent of under-five deaths occur within this first year.
Geography, Increasing efforts in the 24 countries that account for 80 percent of under-five deaths.
About 20 per cent to 35 per cent of all under-five deaths are due to pneumonia.
India and Nigeria alone account for almost a third ( 32 per cent ) of the global under-five deaths.
Undernutrition, a cause of more than one third of annual under-five deaths worldwide, remains a challenge.
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