Slide 1
Globally, the mortality rate for children under five has declined by 35 per cent, from 88 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 57 in 2010.
Slide 2
Despite population growth, the number of deaths in children under five worldwide declined from 12 million in 1990 to 7.6 million in 2010.
Slide 3
The rate of decline in under five mortality has accelerated-from 1.9% a year over 1990-2000 to 2.5% a year over 2000-2010.
Slide 4
The highest levels of under-five mortality continue to be found in Sub-Saharan Africa, where 1 in 8 children die before the age of five.
Slide 5
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 18% in 2010.
Slide 6
The proportion of under-five deaths that occur within the first month of life (the neonatal period) has increased to more than 40%.
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On 15th September 2011
the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation released the latest estimates on child mortality.
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