Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 1
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Some 6.3 million children under the 5 years of age died in 2013, mostly from preventable causes and treatable diseases. The rates of child mortality and morbidity have declined significantly in recent years as a result of global and national commitments to child survival. However, mortality rates remain unacceptably high, particularly among young children living in poverty and from marginalized groups in low-income countries.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Health
Poverty
Person(s) affected
Children
Youth
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Health, Report to the UNGA (2015), A/70/213, para. 1.