CNN

Child deaths projected to rise for first time this century, as aid cuts reverse decades of progress

The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from ...
Time

For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise

For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years. The new estimate comes from models created by the ...
NPR

For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why?

One of the crowning achievements in global health is at risk of coming undone. Between 2000 and 2020, the number of children who die before they hit their 5th birthday dropped by half — from nearly 10 ...
The New York Times

For the First Time, More Children Are Obese Than Underweight

One in 10 children worldwide now has obesity, a report from UNICEF found, and the number of overweight children has more than doubled in low- and middle-income countries since 2000. By Simar Bajaj For ...
Wall Street Journal

For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year

One of the greatest public-health achievements of recent decades has been driving down child mortality around the world. Now, that long-running decline is reversing. The number of deaths of children ...
Reuters

Child deaths will rise for first time this century after aid cuts, says Gates

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 - the first increase in preventable child deaths this century - in the wake of ...