CNN

Child deaths projected to rise for first time this century, as aid cuts reverse decades of progress

The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from ...
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Child deaths set to rise for first time this century, report

The number of children dying before their fifth birthday is projected to rise for the first time this century, according to a new report by the Gates Foundation, a private philanthropic organization ...
Wall Street Journal

For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year

One of the greatest public-health achievements of recent decades has been driving down child mortality around the world. Now, that long-running decline is reversing. The number of deaths of children ...
Time

For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise

For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years. The new estimate comes from models created by the ...
The Grio

Preventable child deaths on track to rise for first time this century in 2025

The number of children expected to die before their 5th birthday is climbing for the first time in decades — and experts say the trend is both devastating and preventable. According to new data ...
NPR

For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why?

One of the crowning achievements in global health is at risk of coming undone. Between 2000 and 2020, the number of children who die before they hit their 5th birthday dropped by half — from nearly 10 ...
Reuters

Child deaths will rise for first time this century after aid cuts, says Gates

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 - the first increase in preventable child deaths this century - in the wake of ...