In most rich countries, child mortality has more than halved in the last thirty years; we know we can go further.| Our World in Data
We live in a world in which ten children die every minute.| Our World in Data
Hannah joined us in 2017. She became Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead at Our World in Data in 2023. She was previously Head of Research.She focuses on the long-term changes in the environment – energy, pollution, agriculture, food supply – and their compatibility with global development. Hannah completed her Ph.D. in GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh.She is a researcher at the Oxford Martin Programme in Global Development, and an honorary fellow at the University of Edinbu...| Our World in Data
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The chances that a newborn survives childhood have increased from 50% to 96% globally. How do we know about the mortality of children in the past? And what can we learn from it for our future?| Our World in Data
Every year, an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm (before 37 completed weeks of gestation), and this number is rising.| www.who.int
Child mortality remains one of the world’s largest problems and is a painful reminder of work yet to be done. With global data on where, when, and how child deaths occur, we can accelerate efforts to prevent them.| Our World in Data
