Child mortality falls by 50% since 1990 – report

Child mortality has fallen by more than 50% since 1990, a report by the World Health Organization and UN children’s agency UNICEF says. It says that 25 years ago 12.7 million children under five died, but this year the figure is projected to drop below six million for the first time. But aid agencies warn […]

Child mortality has fallen by more than 50% since 1990, a report by the World Health Organization and UN children’s agency UNICEF says.
It says that 25 years ago 12.7 million children under five died, but this year the figure is projected to drop below six million for the first time.
But aid agencies warn that huge challenges remain.
They point out that the UN target of reducing child mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015 will not be met.
The rate fell by 53% over this period, the report says.
“We have to acknowledge tremendous global progress,” said UNICEF’s deputy executive director Geeta Rao Gupta.