Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5
Ending Preventable Newborn Deaths and Stillbirths by 2030
Substantial global progress has been made in reducing childhood mortality since 1990. The total number of under-5 deaths worldwide has declined from 12.6 million in 1990 to 5.0 million in 2020. Since 1990, the global under-5 mortality rate has dropped by 60%, from 93 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 37 in 2020. This is equivalent to 1 in 11 children dying before reaching age 5 in 1990, compared to 1 in 27 in 2020.
Globally, infectious diseases, including pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria, along with pre-term birth complications, birth asphyxia and trauma and congenital anomalies remain the leading causes of death for children under five. (WHO)
Goal 3 Target 3.2 Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5
By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births. (United Nations)
Documents by themes in the VHL
Noncommunicable Diseases | Environmental Health | Nutrition | Neonatal Healthcare | Infections
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