Slide 1
Despite population growth, the number of deaths in children under five worldwide declined from nearly 12 million in 1990 to 6.9 million in 2011.
Slide 2
The rate of decline in under five mortality has accelerated from 1.8% a year over 1990-2000 to 3.2% a year over 2000-2011.
Slide 3
The highest levels of under-five mortality continue to be found in Sub-Saharan Africa, where 1 in 9 children die before the age of five.
Slide 4
Under-five deaths are increasingly concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, while the share of the rest of the world dropped from 31% in 1990 to 17% in 2011.
Slide 5
The proportion of under-five deaths that occur within the first month of life (the neonatal period) has increased from 36% in 1990 to about 43% in 2011.
CME Info is a database containing the latest child mortality estimates based on the research of the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

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New Updates: Latest Release

13 September 2012
The UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation released the latest estimates on child mortality.

Click here to download the report and its annex.

For more information on the child mortality estimation methods, refer to the PLOS Medicine Collection on Child Mortality Estimation Methods.

Also available for download:
Under-five mortality rate: Estimates and 90% uncertainty intervals
Infant mortality rate: Estimates and 90% uncertainty intervals
Sex-specific under-five mortality rate: Estimates
Neonatal mortality rate: Estimates
Annual rate of reduction of under-five mortality: Estimates and 90% uncertainty intervals
Country-specific methodological notes: Summary

Last update - 13 September 2012