Headline : UNICEF Report Reveals Nigeria’s Under-Five Mortality Rate at 102 per 1,000 Live Births

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A report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has put the under-five mortality rate in Nigeria at about 102 per 1,000 live births.

This it said was a notable reduction from 120 in 2016 and 2017, but still far from the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of 25 per 1,000 live births.

A statement by the Communication Specialist, Communications, Advocacy and Partnerships UNICEF -Nigeria, Susan Akila, also stated that estimated 100 children die in Nigeria every hour due to factors related to severe malnutrition One-third of these deaths (34 per 1,000 live births) occur within the first 28 days of life.

“Under-five Mortality 102 deaths per 1,000 live births. 100 children die in Nigeria almost every hour. If left untreated, children wth severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are nearly 12 times more likely  to die than a healthy child,” UNICEF said.

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