The United Nations has announced that 4.9 million children worldwide died before reaching the age of five in 2024.
On Tuesday, March 17, the United Nations released a report stating that global progress in reducing child mortality has slowed.
The organization said that most of the deaths were preventable with better access to healthcare and low-cost interventions for issues such as complications from preterm birth or diseases like malaria.
“No child should die from diseases that we know how to prevent. But we see worrying signs that progress in child survival is slowing – and at a time where we’re seeing further global budget cuts,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
The United Nations emphasized that investing in child health, vaccination, nutrition programs, and skilled care at birth could save the lives of millions of children.
