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Short Narratives - Goal by Goal

Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Poverty Achieve Universal Primary Education Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women Reduce Child Mortality Improve Maternal Health Combat HIV and AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases Ensure Environmental Sustainability Global Partnership for Development

Goal 4 / Reduce Child Mortality

Targets likely to be achieved

A well-coordinated scale up of highly effective child survival interventions, such as vitamin A distribution, immunization and pneumonia treatment has contributed to the fact that the mortality rate among children under five years has been halved during the past 10 years. The largest challenge today is addressing mortality among newborns, now accounting for 54 percent of all deaths among under-five children.

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