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To help project appropriate interventions for reducing childhood deaths worldwide, researchers analyzed vital registration databases and compared mortality in neonates and children younger than 5 years between 2000 and 2013.
An estimated 6.3 million children <5 years old died in 2013, compared with 9.9 million in 2000. Pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria accounted for nearly half of the 3.6 million fewer deaths. In 2013, 2.76 million neonates died, with the major causes being prematurity, intrapartum complications, and various infectious diseases. Leading causes of death varied by region: infection in sub-Saharan Africa and preterm birth complications in southern Asia. Mortality in children <5 years decreased from 77.4/1000 live births in 2000 …