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Child Mortality Rates - Medhunters Medical Community
By The MedHunters Ezine Team
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The November 2003 World Health Organization Millennium Development Goals paper states: "(N)early all of this year's 10.8 million child deaths will be confined to the world's 42 lowest-income countries, concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Diarrhoea, pneumonia, and neonatal conditions are the most important causes of childhood mortality worldwide, with malaria and HIV infections contributing in many areas. Malnutrition is associated with 54% of all child deaths."

As for some specific statistics, the UNICEF report The State of the World's Children 2004 shows the following:

Top 10 Countries for Under-5 Mortality

    Rank: 1Country: Sierra LeoneAnnual number of births (in thousands) (2002): 239Annual number of deaths under-5 (per 1000 live births) (2002): 68Life Expectancy at Birth (2002): 34 yearsTotal Adult Literacy Rate (2000): 36%
    Rank: 2Country: NigerAnnual number of births (in thousands) (2002): 642Annual number of deaths under-5 (per 1000 live births) (2002): 170Life Expectancy at Birth (2002): 46 yearsTotal Adult Literacy Rate (2000): 16%
    Rank: 3Country: AngolaAnnual number of births (in thousands) (2002): 695Annual number of deaths under-5 (per 1000 live births) (2002): 181Life Expectancy at Birth (2002): 40 yearsTotal Adult Literacy Rate (2000): N/A
    Rank: 4Country: AfghanistanAnnual number of births (in thousands) (2002): 1101Annual number of deaths under-5 (per 1000 live births) (2002): 283Life Expectancy at Birth (2002): 43 yearsTotal Adult Literacy Rate (2000): 36%
    Rank: 5Country: LiberiaAnnual number of births (in thousands) (2002): 161Annual number of deaths under-5 (per 1000 live births) (2002): 38Life Expectancy at Birth (2002): 41 yearsTotal Adult Literacy Rate (2000): 54%
    Rank: 6Country: SomaliaAnnual number of births (in thousands) (2002): 499Annual number of deaths under-5 (per 1000 live births) (2002): 112Life Expectancy at Birth (2002): 48 yearsTotal Adult Literacy Rate (2000): N/A
    Rank: 7Country: MaliAnnual num
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