Under-five Mortality in the World (1900-2015)

5.9 million children under age five died in 2015, 16 000 every day. Globally, under-five mortality rate has decreased by 53%, from an estimated rate of 91 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 43 deaths per 1000 live births in 2015. The average annual rate of reduction in under-five mortality has a...

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Main Authors: Gholamhasan Khodaee, Masumeh Saeidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2015-11-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_6078_79a70471d78dd2df4f8ff6f4afbd288e.html