Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality Target: Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under five mortality rate

Facts and Figures 1990 – 2008: In developing countries, the mortality rate for children under the age of five decreased from 100 of 1000 live births to – 2008 Worldwide: Deaths of children under the age of five decreased from to Out of 67 countries that have a high death rate, only ten of them are on par with reaching the MDG of child survival. With the exception of Afghanistan, every one of the 34 countries with child mortality rates of more than 10% is in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2008, 50% of the worldwide child deaths was in sub- Saharan Africa.

Areas of Great Achievement Northern Africa Eastern Asia Western Asia Latin America The Caribbean Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Bangladesh Bolivia Eritrea Lao People’s Democratic Republic Malawi Mongolia Nepal Ethiopia Mozambique Niger

Areas that Need Improvement Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Asia

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4 Main Diseases that Kill Children Pneumonia Diarrhoea Malaria AIDS

Death Prevention Methods Antibiotics for acute respiratory infections Oral rehydration for diarrhoea Immunization Insectide-treated mosquito nets Drugs for malaria Vaccines against pneumococcal pneumonia and rotaviral diarrhoea Proper nutrition