1. Infant and under-5 mortality (U5MR): reduction by one third in infant mortality and U5MR

a) Trend

b) 1990 U5MR

c) 2000 U5MR

d) 2010 goal

e) Current status

Progress made: 11% reduction globally

93 deaths per 1,000 live births

83 deaths per 1,000 live births

Further 33% reduction

More than 60 countries achieved a 33% reduction.
In over 100 countries, deaths among children under 5 were cut by 20%. In 14 countries, however, under 5 mortality has increased.
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