What are the main preventable etiologies for childhood death under the age of five years?
According to the data compile by UNICEF, we see the following for the world:1) Prematurity 18%2) Pneumonia 14%3) Birth Asphyxia 12%4) Malaria 9%5) Diarrhea 9%6) Congenital anomolies 8%7) Injuries 5%8) Blood infections/sepsis 3%9) Tuberculosis 3%10) all others
From a global perspective, we are on the right track as deaths have decreased significantly from 12 million in 1990 to less than 5 million annually in 2022. This is a massive improvement in global childhood health. More work to be done as pneumonia and diarrhea based death should be less than 1%. Access to clean water, clean medicines and adequate medical care could crush these issues....plus a literature review as well as an ode to mothers.
Enjoy,Dr. M
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