Deaths of children under 5
0-5 years old · Declining trend
VulnerabilityDeaths today
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Deaths this year
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Key fact
Child mortality has halved since 2000, but 13,400 children still die every day.
Deaths / year
4,900,000
Deaths / day
13,425
Deaths / hour
559
Deaths / second
0.16
Overview
Approximately 4.9 million children under the age of 5 die every year, about 13,400 every day. The leading causes are preterm birth complications, pneumonia, birth asphyxia, diarrhoea, and malaria. Most of these deaths are preventable with access to basic healthcare, nutrition, and clean water.
Risk Factors
Age group most affected
0-5 years old
Global trend
Declining
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