Precision mapping to end child deaths, 1990–2017

Child Mortality 2000-2017

In 2000, 9.7 million children died before their 5th birthday. Between 2000 and 2017, global child death rates decreased significantly, saving millions of children. By 2017, the number of ...

Under-5 mortality

With this interactive mapping tool, explore localized child, infant, and neonate mortality trends in 99 low- and middle-income countries from 2000 to 2017. Observe trends at different spatial resol...

Boost child survival by looking locally

A new study from IHME and its collaborators worldwide looks at how a child’s chance of dying before age 5 depends on where they live. When it comes to saving children’s lives, we have a lo...

Tackling inequality could save millions of children

An unprecedented study mapping child deaths over almost two decades finds that nearly half of the 5.4 million under-5 deaths in 2017 can be attributed to differences in child death rates within and...

Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant, and child deaths between 2000 and 2017

Since 2000, many countries have achieved considerable success in improving child survival, but localized progress remains unclear. This study enables the identification of high-mortality&...