Death Rate Drops

Parents around the world should rejoice, the death rates for children under 5 are dropping anywhere from 2 to 6% and are growing at alarming rate. In terms of numbers, 7.7 million kids are still estimated to die this year, and although that sounds like a morbid prediction, it is still better than the rate in the 90's where nearly 12 million children died. This estimation shows that a positive trend has occurred and many are citing efforts that world has put forth to save the kids: vaccines, medical treatment, disease prevention, and education. Countries where the government fully support child survival are the countries that have the lowest rates. Although researchers are optimistic they admit that the rates can easily be reversed because the root cause of the problem--poverty--has not been addressed or treated.

Submitted By: Albie Braun