Reduce Child Mortality (< 5 yrs)

In many African and some Asian countries the child mortality number for children under 5 is very high. This high number is often caused by preventable or curable diseases such as measles, diarrhoea and malaria. Access to good healthcare, medicines and vaccinations helps to fight these diseases.

Current situation:

In 2007, about 9 million children died under the age of 5, about half of these children lived in Sub-Sahara Africa. This is a reduction of 3.6 million compared to 1990. The child mortality in developing countries reduced from 103 of every 1000 births to 74 in 2007. The greatest reduction was achieved in South-Asia and North-Africa. One explanation for this is that children are more regularly vaccinated against measles. Also, fewer children die of malaria as they sleep under a mosquito net more often. In the Sub-Sahara Africa, child mortality remains high and there is only a small reduction noticeable. The child mortality was reduced from 183 on every 1000 births in 1990 to 145 in 2007.