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• Five-Decade Study Reveals U.S. Children Face Higher Mortality Rates Than International High-Income Peers

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  A comprehensive analysis by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia indicates that American children have died at higher rates than those in peer nations since the mid-1970s. The r...

• Global Goal for Reducing Child Mortality Faces Five Year Delay as Regional Inequities Persist

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Health

  A comprehensive analysis of 200 countries reveals that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for under-five mortality will likely not be met until 2035. While global deat...

• United Nations Report Reveals 4.9 Million Children Died Before Age Five During 2024 Calendar Year

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Africa

  A comprehensive assessment by the World Health Organization and United Nations partners indicates that nearly five million children under five died in 2024 from largely preventable...

• Global Report Reveals 4.9 Million Under-Five Deaths in 2024 Amid Slowing Progress in Child Survival

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  New estimates from the World Health Organization indicate that while global child mortality has halved since 2000, the pace of reduction has slowed by 60% over the last decade. The...

• United Nations Report Reveals 4.9 Million Annual Under-Five Deaths Amid Stalling Global Progress

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation reports that 4.9 million children died before age five in 2024, highlighting a significant slowdown in survival...