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  2. Apr 20, 2022 · Leading Causes of Death among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1999 through 2020. In addition, drug overdose and poisoning increased by 83.6% from 2019 to 2020 among children...

  3. Jun 13, 2023 · Child and teen deaths due to poisoning and drug overdoses nearly doubled during the pandemic. Between 2019 and 2021, drug overdoses surpassed cancer as the third most-common cause of death amongst US children and teens. Every race and ethnicity had an increase in overdose deaths in 2021.

  4. Since 1990, the global under-5 mortality rate has dropped by 59%, from 93 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 38 in 2021. Globally, the number of neonatal deaths also declined, from 5.2 million in 1990 to 2.3 million in 2021.

  5. Apr 20, 2022 · children and adolescents, becoming the third leading cause of death in that age group. This change is largely explained by the 110.6% in-crease in unintentional poisonings from 2019 to 2020.

  6. Jan 28, 2022 · The leading causes of death in children under 5 years are preterm birth complications, birth asphyxia/trauma, pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria, all of which can be prevented or treated with access to affordable interventions in health and sanitation.

  7. Key Insights on Child Mortality. Child mortality rates have declined substantially over history. Youth mortality rates vary widely around the world. Millions of children die every year. Most children die from preventable causes. Children are most at risk during the first months of life. Child mortality rates have declined substantially over history

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