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Peter Yeung

How One Community Brought Child Mortality Down From 154 To 7 Per 1,000 Live Births

July 12, 2019 • A 7-year trial in Mali provided house calls and health care at no charge for pregnant women and young children. The results inspired the president to make a bold pronouncement.

We're Living Longer ... But A Medical Journal Sees Many Causes For Alarm

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We're Living Longer ... But A Medical Journal Sees Many Causes For Alarm

November 27, 2018 • Life expectancy is up. The death rate for young children is down. So why is Dr. Richard Horton, editor of 'The Lancet,' worried about global health?

Child Deaths Drop From 14.2 Million In 1990 To 7.3 Million In 2015

A girl carries a child in the outskirts of Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. That's one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa that has made good progress in reducing child mortality. Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

Child Deaths Drop From 14.2 Million In 1990 To 7.3 Million In 2015

April 3, 2017 • That's the encouraging news in a new report. But it also means more kids are living long enough to face a host of serious challenges to their physical and mental health.

Why You Shouldn't Be Totally Depressed By A Report On Child Mortality

China is one of the countries where childhood mortality is dropping. Above, students practice martial arts. ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

Why You Shouldn't Be Totally Depressed By A Report On Child Mortality

January 28, 2016 • Statistics on health problems and death are sobering. But an author of the report finds reasons to be hopeful as well.

How Many Children Under 5 Die A Year In The U.S. Vs. Angola?

A newborn in Sierra Leone is treated after delivery by Caesarean section. The country's child mortality rate has dropped from 264 per 1,000 in 1990 to an estimated 120 this year. Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

How Many Children Under 5 Die A Year In The U.S. Vs. Angola?

September 8, 2015 • A new report emphasizes significant progress in cutting the number of deaths of children before age 5. But in some parts of the world, the rate is still depressingly high.