Reduce Child Mortality |
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Target 5:Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate Progress Indicators:
13. Under-five mortality rate (UNICEF-WHO)
Maternal and neonatal tetanus is a disease that kills tens of thousands of newborns each year, most of them in developing countries. The disease is often called the "silent killer" because many newborns affected by it die at home in very remote and poor communities where both the births and the deaths go unreported...more >>> Latest News About This Goal
quick facts• Under-five mortality rates dropped from 185 per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 166 per 1,000 in 2006. |
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