Every year about 9 million children die before their fifth birthday, largely from preventable diseases. That's more than the population of Hong Kong.
2/3 of all child deaths are preventable
Malnutrition is the underlying cause in at least 35% of all child deaths
Almost 40% of children die from two preventable diseases: pneumonia and diarrhoea
Over 700,000 children die from malaria each year
Only 40% of children are receiving treatment for AIDS
A 5% improvement in child survival raises economic growth by 1% per year over the following decade
Combating the Child Killers
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Source: World Vision (2009) Child Health Now Report. UNICEF (2009) State of the World's Children Report, Countdown to 2015 (2008) Tracking Progress in Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival Report
