Post on 18-Jan-2016
GOAL 4
REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY
Deaths of children under five
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
CIS,Europe
Eastern Asia
Latin America & the Caribbean
Northern Africa
South-Eastern Asia
Western Asia
CIS,Asia
Oceania
Southern Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sta
te
Under-five mortality rate per 1,000 live births
1990
2000
2006
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Developed regions
Developing regions
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rat
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,000
live
bir
ths
Regions
1990
2000
2006
• Despite progress, deaths of children under five remain unacceptably high
• In 2006 annual deaths among children under five dipped below 10 million
• It is different in a developing country rather than in an industrialized country
• Disparities persist in all regions
• The leading causes of childhood deaths are easily prevented through simple improvements in basic health services and proven interventions
• Undernutrition is estimated to be an underlying cause in more than one third of all deaths in children under five
• There are methods that provide safe, lifelong protection
• The second-dose coverage has reduced global deaths from measles, surpassing the initial target
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Eastern Asia
Northern Africa
Latin America & the Caribbean
Oceania
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sta
te
Proportion of children 12-23 months old who received at least one dose of measles vaccine
199020002006
Vaccinations have slashed deaths from measles
0 20 40 60 80 100
World
Developingregions
Delevopedregions
Proportion of children 12-23 months old who received at least one dose of measles vaccine
1990
2000
2006
Project carried out by
Federica SimoneLuca Vitale
Christian La MantiaAlessandro Boccolli