The latest report from the Gates Foundation predicts an alarming trend for the health of children around the world.

A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.

The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from ...

Child mortality is expected to rise for the first time in decades as wealthy nations cut global health funding, the Gates ...

"There's some good news and then there's some bad news," said Helga Fogstad, the director of health for the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF. Her team helped produce a new report that marks a ...

Global child mortality rates are projected to rise for the first time in 25 years, with an estimated 200,000 additional ...

Mortality rates for children are rising at rates not seen in at least half a century, interrupting a long era of progress in shepherding America’s youth to adulthood. The death rate for children and ...

A considerable body of research has studied the effects of siblings on child mortality through birth intervals. This research has commonly focused on older siblings. We argue that birth intervals with ...

While child mortality rates initially dropped during COVID-19 lockdowns, a new study reveals a concerning rise post-lockdown, with disparities widening for non-white children and those in deprived ...

Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding. Shown are values at the time of enrollment in the study. Participants in quartile 1 had the lowest household income, and those in quartile 4 had the ...