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Child Mortality 2022
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- In 2021, 5 million children died before turning 5 years old.
- An estimated 2.1 million children, adolescents and youth aged 5–24 years died that same year.
- Globally, the under-five mortality rate was 38 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021.
- But in sub-Saharan Africa, the rate was 74 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- In low-income countries, the 2021 under-five mortality rate was 67 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- Just 5 deaths occurred per 1,000 live births in high-income countries.
- More children and youth died in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia than all other regions in 2021.
- More than 80 per cent of under-five deaths and about 70 per cent of all deaths among 5–24-year-olds occurred in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia.
- The first 28 days of life remain the most vulnerable period for child survival.
- In 2021, approximately 2.3 million children died during the first month of life or 6,400 babies/day.
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