Global, regional, and national causes of under-5 mortality in 2000–19: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Global, regional, and national causes of under-5 mortality in 2000–19: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

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Progress is still needed to improve child health and end preventable deaths among children <5 years

New cause-specific estimates of infant mortality for 2000-19 are explored in this Article by Jamie Perin and colleagues @JohnsHopkinsSPH, @LSHTM & @WHO https://t.co/QJEDAd5jYT pic.twitter.com/Wis0v8YSav

— The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (@LancetChildAdol) November 18, 2021

Pneumonia remains #1 postneonatal killer for children <5. Most deaths occur in children who live in poverty or humanitarian settings, have poor access to quality care, are malnourished & unimmunised. Many health centres don’t have antibiotics or O2. It’s 2021 not the Middle Ages. https://t.co/P7EhDN9KJ2

— Fiona Russell (@Fiona_M_Russell) November 18, 2021