This statistic displays the distribution of the leading global causes of death for children under five as of 2015. According to the statistic, 18 percent of child deaths were due to prematurity and around 15 percent were due to pneumonia as of 2015.
Distribution of the leading causes of death for children under five worldwide as of 2015
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Save the Children. (May 31, 2017). Distribution of the leading causes of death for children under five worldwide as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/720065/global-death-causes-for-children-under-5/
Save the Children. "Distribution of the leading causes of death for children under five worldwide as of 2015." Chart. May 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720065/global-death-causes-for-children-under-5/
Save the Children. (2017). Distribution of the leading causes of death for children under five worldwide as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720065/global-death-causes-for-children-under-5/
Save the Children. "Distribution of The Leading Causes of Death for Children under Five Worldwide as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720065/global-death-causes-for-children-under-5/
Save the Children, Distribution of the leading causes of death for children under five worldwide as of 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720065/global-death-causes-for-children-under-5/ (last visited November 15, 2024)
Distribution of the leading causes of death for children under five worldwide as of 2015 [Graph], Save the Children, May 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/720065/global-death-causes-for-children-under-5/
