Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 8
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
Some 17,000 children under 5 years of age continue to die every day, mainly from preventable or treatable causes. In addition, 44 per cent of deaths of children under 5 occur in babies aged 0-28 days. The neonatal deaths result mainly from preterm birth complications (35 per cent), birth asphyxia and trauma (24 per cent) and sepsis (15 per cent). From 29 days until 5 years of age, the majority of deaths are attributable to infectious diseases such as pneumonia (23 per cent), diarrhoeal diseases (16 per cent), malaria (13 per cent) and HIV/AIDS (3 per cent).
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Type de document
Special Procedures' report
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Health
Personnes concernées
Children
Infants
Année
2015
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
SR Health, Report to the UNGA (2015), A/70/213, para. 8.