UN: 6.6 Million Children Under 5 Died In 2012

The logo of the United Nations Childrens Fund, UNICEF, is pictured at their German headquarters in Cologne. (REUTERS/Ina Fassbender)

UN: Child Mortality Rate Reduced by Half -- Voice of America

GENEVA — A new report says the number of global deaths among children under age five is almost half what it was 22 years ago. A joint report by the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization,and World Bank finds about 6.6 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in 2012 compared to 12 million children who died in 1990.

The report calls the progress being made in cutting child deaths remarkable. However, it says this is still not good enough. It says most child deaths are preventable, and that by applying a number of simple, affordable measures, more children’s lives can be saved.

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