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UNICEF report points to rapid progress made in reducing child deaths worldwide

September 13, 2012

UNICEF report points to rapid progress made in reducing child deaths worldwide

Source: United Nations

Across the world, the number of deaths among children under 5 has been on a continuous decline for over two decades, says the 2012 Progress Report on Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed, released today by UNICEF.

Data released today by UNICEF and the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation show that the number of children under the age of 5 dying globally has dropped from nearly 12 million in 1990 to an estimated 6.9 million in 2011.

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