For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise

The latest report from the Gates Foundation predicts an alarming trend for the health of children around the world.

For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why?

A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.

Child deaths projected to rise for first time this century, as aid cuts reverse decades of progress

The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from ...

Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades

For the first time this century, the number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday is projected to rise, according to a new study published by the Gates Foundation.

Bill Gates says: For first time in 25 years, number of child deaths are set to rise; but to be clear, it’s not just the US that’s made cuts; it is that

Global child mortality rates are projected to rise for the first time in 25 years, with an estimated 200,000 additional ...

Child deaths will rise for first time this century after aid cuts, says Gates

Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 - the first increase in ...
Observer

Gates Foundation Warns Child Deaths Rising as Global Aid Cuts Mount

Child mortality is expected to rise for the first time in decades as wealthy nations cut global health funding, the Gates ...
THE WEEK

Why infant mortality is rising

The infant mortality rate in the United States recently rose for the first time in two decades, according to a provisional report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National ...
OPB

Why a new report on child mortality is historic, encouraging — and grim

"There's some good news and then there's some bad news," said Helga Fogstad, the director of health for the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF. Her team helped produce a new report that marks a ...

Here's Why Bill Gates Blames Donald Trump's 'Gigantic Mistake' For Surge In Child Deaths

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, has criticized the Trump administration for the alarming increase in child mortality ...
The Hill

Child mortality is rising at the fastest rate in 50 years

Mortality rates for children are rising at rates not seen in at least half a century, interrupting a long era of progress in shepherding America’s youth to adulthood. The death rate for children and ...
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Mississippi’s Infant Mortality Rate Has Experts Sounding the Alarm as More Babies Die Each Year

Why is the infant mortality rate so high in Mississippi? Officials declare a public health emergency as the state's death rate continues to climb.