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Global Child Mortality

The leading causes of death for children under five worldwide are infectious diseases, preterm birth complications, and congenital conditions.

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are gun still the leading cause for deaths in children?

has overtaken and other causes to become the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in recent years, a shift documented by peer-reviewed and public‑health institutions . and for the young...