Nearly 5 million children are still dying annually before their fifth birthday: Here’s why
An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new United Nations estimates released on Tuesday – highlighting a worrying slowdown in global progress on child survival.
Source: News.un.org
Original source: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/03/1167151