tailieunhanh - THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2009 - Maternal and Newborn Health

Although health has improved even in the poor- est countries, the pace of progress has been un- even. In 1960 in Ghana and Indonesia about one child in five died before reaching age 5—a child mortality rate typical of many developing coun- tries. By 1990 Indonesia's rate had dropped to about one-half the 1960 level, but Ghana's had fallen only slightly. Table 1 provides a summary of regional progress in mortality reduction between 1975 and 1990. (Figure 1 illustrates the demo- graphic regions used in Table 1 and frequently throughout this Report.) In addition to premature mortality, a substantial portion of the. | THE STATE OF THE WORLD SCHILDREN unicefW unite for children Maternal and Newborn Health United Nations Children s Fund UNICEF December 2008 Permission to reproduce any part of this publication is required. Please contact Division of Communication UNICEF 3 United Nations Plaza New York NY 10017 USA Tel 1-212 326-7434 Email Permission will be freely granted to educational or non-profit organizations. Others will be requested to pay a small fee. Commentaries represent the personal views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect positions of the United Nations Children s Fund. For any corrigenda found subsequent to printing please visit our website at publications For any data updates subsequent to printing please visit United Nations Children s Fund 3 United Nations Plaza New York NY 10017 USA Email pubdoc@ Website Cover photo UNICEF HQ04-1216 Ami Vitale ISBN 978-92-806-4318-3 Sales no. THE STATE OF THE WORLD S CHILDREN .