Rising Child Deaths in 2024 Amid Funding Cuts

4.9 million children under five died in 2024, citing UNICEF, World Bank, WHO, and UN data.
Most deaths linked to lack of access to care and simple interventions.
Child mortality progress slowed since 2015 due to global budget cuts.
Sub-Saharan Africa: 58 deaths per 100,000; Southern Asia: 25.
100,000+ children died from severe acute malnutrition in Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan.
Global health aid fell 27% in 2025.
2024 estimate equals 2022's 4.9 million, higher than 2023's 4.8 million.
Differing methods prevent direct year-to-year comparisons.

Funding | Global Health | Child Mortality

Pakistan | Sudan | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Asia

UN officials | Gates Foundation

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