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Wednesday 09 Sep 2015 - 12:42 Makkah mean time-25-11-1436
(Image from UNICEF's report)
New York, (IINA) - The number of children who are 5 years old or younger who die from preventable causes had dropped by more than 50 percent since 1990, but the global goal set in 2000 to reduce the number by two-thirds has not been met yet, DPA reported citing a UNICEF report released Wednesday.
The report found that while the lives of 48 million children have been saved in the last 15 years, only 24 of the world's 81 poorest countries have cut the figure by two-thirds, as set out in the 2000 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of global benchmarks that were to be met by 2015.
Today, 5.9 million children under five die from preventable causes annually, the number dropped down by 53 percent compared to 1990 levels, according to the report.
The figure measuring the impact of the MDGs comes as world leaders are scheduled to adopt a new set of global targets this month for the next 15 years known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The SDGs call on countries to reduce their under-5 mortality rates to 25 deaths per 1,000 births by 2030, which could save 38 million children in that time.
Yoka Brandt, UNICEF's deputy executive director said: “The data tell us that millions of children do not have to die - if we focus greater effort on reaching every child”.
The leading causes of preventable deaths are premature birth, pneumonia, complications during birth, diarrhoea and malaria. Solutions to these include access to medical care, breastfeeding, immunization, mosquito nets and clean drinking water.
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