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As of 2009, the infant mortality rate was 50% while the under-five mortality rate was a whopping 66%.
Demographic Dividend or Debt? Samita Sawardekar 2011
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Globally, pneumonia is the single most significant cause of under-five childhood mortality.
Nalini Saligram: The Impact of Pollution on People's Health Nalini Saligram 2011
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While our analysis does not show causation between living in healthcare deserts and under-five mortality, it is worth noting a strong correlation, with children from the poorest households more likely to experience severe healthcare deprivation and to face a greater chance of dying before their fifth birthday than children from the richest households.
40 million children live in healthcare deserts, says new report 2011
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Last month Coventry city council revealed that it had only 28 qualified health visitors in a city with an under-five population of 25,540.
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The United States estimates 29,000 children under-five have died from malnutrition-related causes.
WFP Outraged Food May Have Been Stolen from Starving Somalis 2011
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The U.N. refugee agency says large numbers of Somali children are malnourished, and the under-five mortality rate at refugee camps in Kenya is on the rise.
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The UK's under-five child mortality rate – at six per 1,000 live births – was the joint 23rd lowest score out of the 43 countries.
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The report ranked children's wellbeing according to three main factors: pre-primary enrolment, secondary school enrolment and under-five mortality rate.
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The U.N. refugee agency says large numbers of Somali children are malnourished, and the under-five mortality rate at refugee camps in Kenya is on the rise.
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The United States estimates 29,000 children under-five have died from malnutrition-related causes.
WFP Outraged Food May Have Been Stolen from Starving Somalis 2011
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