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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kaamil Ahmed

Millions of children dying from preventable causes, report reveals

Two women hold small children by a blue wall and a metal door with a sign which reads 'Unicef: for every child'.
Mothers stand outside the malnutrition ward of the Bunj Hospital in Maban, South Sudan, in August 2025. Photograph: Guy Peterson/AFP/Getty Images

Most of the 4.9 million children who died in 2024 could have been saved, according to a new UN report that warns aid cuts could thwart the global goal of ending preventable child deaths.

Progress towards ending the preventable deaths of children under five by 2030 has slowed 60% since 2015, the report found, leading to UN experts to call for sustained investment in health systems to reach the target.

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