Deaths of children under five

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

CIS,Europe

Eastern Asia

Latin America & the Caribbean

Northern Africa

South-Eastern Asia

Western Asia

CIS,Asia

Oceania

Southern Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

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Under-five mortality rate per 1,000 live births

1990

2000

2006

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Developed regions

Developing regions

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Regions

1990

2000

2006

• Despite progress, deaths of children under five remain unacceptably high

• In 2006 annual deaths among children under five dipped below 10 million

• It is different in a developing country rather than in an industrialized country

• Disparities persist in all regions

• The leading causes of childhood deaths are easily prevented through simple improvements in basic health services and proven interventions

• Undernutrition is estimated to be an underlying cause in more than one third of all deaths in children under five

• There are methods that provide safe, lifelong protection

• The second-dose coverage has reduced global deaths from measles, surpassing the initial target

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Eastern Asia

Northern Africa

Latin America & the Caribbean

Oceania

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sta

te

Proportion of children 12-23 months old who received at least one dose of measles vaccine

199020002006

Vaccinations have slashed deaths from measles

0 20 40 60 80 100

World

Developingregions

Delevopedregions

Proportion of children 12-23 months old who received at least one dose of measles vaccine

1990

2000

2006

Project carried out by

Federica SimoneLuca Vitale

Christian La MantiaAlessandro Boccolli