UNICEF releases State of the World’s Children 2016 report

Q.  UNICEF released the State of the World’s Children 2016 report which mentions that how many children die before reaching their fifth birthday?
- Published on 30 Jun 16

a. 60 million
b. 65 million
c. 70 million
d. 75 million

ANSWER: 70 million
 
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund on 28th June 2016 released the State of the World’s Children 2016 report.
  • Data has shown unless pace of progress rises, future of disadvantaged and vulnerable children is at stake
  • Close to 70 million children die before reaching age 5
  • Children in sub-saharan Africa are 10 times more likely to do so than high income nations.
  • Close to 750 million women have been married as children
  • 9 of 10 children living in extreme poverty are in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • The report also indicated that some positive indications arena place.
  • Global under-give mortality rates have been more than halved since 1990

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