2024-09-01 · people
One in twenty-five children still die before age five
Global child mortality has plunged — but the remaining burden is not evenly spread.
1 cell = 8.2 million people (0.1% of world population) · 1,000 cells
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Global child mortality has plunged — but the remaining burden is not evenly spread.
UN IGME 2024: ~4% under-five mortality globally, rounded.
This grid fixes world population at 1,000 equal cells (0.1% of world population). Figures follow UN IGME as summarized in the source line — rounded so cell counts sum to the chart.