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Dative snuggles her daughter in the waiting area at Musovu Health Post in Bugesera District, Rwanda.
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Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022 – UN report

Despite progress, an estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday somewhere in the world, or 1 death every 6 seconds

13 March 2024
Joint News Release
Geneva / New York / Washington

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United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation