The Economist’s daily chart from May 19th highlighted
child mortality rates among 20 nations in Africa. According to Gabriel Demombynes and Karina Trommlerova of
the World Bank, since 2005, 16 of 20 African countries on which detailed living
condition surveys have been conducted experienced a drop in child-mortality
rates. Of the 20 nations, only
Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Nambia, and Liberia endured an increase in the
child-mortality rate. 12 nations
had a decrease of at least 4.4% a year, and Senegal and Rwanda boasted a drop
of nearly 10% a year. In fact, the plunge
in child mortality is actually speeding up. Throughout most African nations, the rate is decreasing
twice as fast compared to the early 2000s and 1990s.
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