In 2023, Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for more than half of the global deaths of children under the age of five. The region has the highest poverty rates worldwide. Nevertheless, global child mortality rates have fallen steadily since the millennium.
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UNICEF. (March 11, 2025). Distribution of child deaths worldwide in 2023, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1458272/child-mortality-region-world/
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