19 Thousand Child Dies Every Day

The number of deaths of children under five years of age in 2011 amounted to less than 7 million. Despite the decrease, about 19,000 young men and women around the world die each day from causes that can not be prevented.


According to a report UN agency for children (UNICEF). The report said, that last year as many as four to five toddlers died in subgurun Saharan Africa and South Asia. More than half died due to pneumonia and diarrhea. Two This disease occurs nearly 30 percent override toddlers worldwide, mainly in four countries: Congo, India, Nigeria and Pakistan.

"Given the prospects of the region, especially sub-Saharan Africa then simply describes how the birth of a baby in the coming years. We should give a new impetus in the context of global momentum to reduce under-five mortality," said UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake.

Lake said, children from poor and marginalized families in poor countries are the most prone to deaths before their fifth birthday. However, the sad reality of this can be overcome by giving vaccines, adequate nutrition, medical care, and rescue his mother.

UNICEF explained, the rate of decline in under-five mortality fell significantly faster in the last decade. Data mentions, from 1.8 percent of deaths per year during the 1990s to 3.2 percent per year in 2000 and 2011.

"Now more children survive their fifth birthday. Global under-five mortality has declined from about 12 million in 1990 to 6.9 million in 2011. In 2010, infant mortality under five years of carrying 7.6 million, "he added

This report is going to underline that the location of a country and economic status do not need to be a barrier to reduce child mortality. Low-income countries such as Bangladesh, Liberia, and Rwanda, as well as middle-income countries, including Brazil, Mongolia, Turkey, as well as high-income countries such as Oman and Portugal have shown dramatic achievements. These countries succeeded in reducing under-five mortality rate of more than two to three children between 1999 and 2011.

Behind every child mortality statistics, does not look how his mother and father are grieving. Child deaths due to causes that could have been prevented is tragic. That is why, we have a strong commitment to move the global child survival and renews its commitment to end child deaths, "he said.

Source: Telegraph