Children Death Toll in Developing Countries
The World Bank Group reported that among the 10.5 millions children under five who died in 1999, all but 1 per cent were from developing countries. Of these children 36 per cent died in Asia, and 33 per cent in Africa. More than 50 per cent of all deaths are due to just five communicable diseases: pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles, malaria and HIV/AIDS. Malnutrition is an underlying factor that increases the risk of dying from these diseases.
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