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The main causes of death in children differ according to age. HIV, TB, pneumonia, malaria, and diarrhea are among the infectious
diseases that can particularly harm children under the age of five. Conflict, injuries, and non-communicable diseases are major
dangers to older children.
Even though common infectious diseases are completely avoidable and treated, a significant percentage of young children
continue to die from them. In 2019, diarrhea, malaria, and pneumonia accounted for almost 30% of all deaths worldwide in
children under the age of five. Children in the poorest parts of the globe suffer disproportionately, with sub-Saharan Africa having
a higher prevalence of infectious diseases.
These tendencies are reversible. UNICEF works globally to safeguard and stop disease-related deaths in children. We help nations
fight prevalent infectious illnesses including malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, HIV, and tuberculosis, as well as to improve their
primary health care systems, particularly at the community level.
About 700,000 children die from pneumonia each year, making it the most common infectious cause of mortality for children
under five. Pneumonia kills a kid in many parts of the world every minute, despite the fact that the illness is completely avoidable
and easily treated with antibiotics.
