Children’s Mortality Index (СM)

Children’s Mortality Index (СM) — measured by number of children per 1000 born who died under five years of age. According to the data of UN children fund (UNISEF), 11 million children under five years of age die annually all over the world. The reasons of children’s mortality are rooted in poverty resulting in mothers’ poor health and undernourishment. Some other factors also cause children’s mortality – infectious diseases, bad medical services and conflicts. For example, very high children’s mortality rate in Africa is connected with HIV/AIDS epidemic, bad sanitary conditions and undernourishment. In Iraq and Afghanistan the children’s mortality grows mostly due to conflicts.

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