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Source: United Nations Children’s Fund, Committing to Child Survival: A promise Renewed Progress Report 2014, 2014

Figure 3.4
According to UN estimation, 61 per cent of under-five deaths in 2013 are neonatal, many of which can be prevented. Among the leading causes of under-five deaths, 15 per cent are caused by intrapartum-related complications, 14 per cent are caused by preterm birth complications, 14 per cent by pneumonia (including neonatal pneumonia), 10 per cent by injuries, 9 per cent by congenital abnormalities and 4 per cent by diarrhoea (including neonatal diarrhoea). Increased efforts to prevent and manage premature and low birth weight, to improve labour management and neonatal resuscitation, to improve treatment of common childhood illnesses such as pneumonia and diarrhoea and child injury prevention will contribute to reducing under-five mortality.   

* According to UN IGME estimates of under-five mortality⁴³, in 2013 China ranks 122 in under-five mortality rate in the world but fifth in absolute number of under-five deaths with 236 thousand under-five deaths per year.