The news about life-threatening diseases frequents the headlines. It’s easy to miss the bigger news: We’re all living longer and longer, and our children are dying less frequently. A recent study published in the Lancet looked at the datasets related to global disease mortality rates. Child deaths caused by malnutrition and tetanus are down substantially, and deaths from HIV/AIDS are showing a downward trajectory.
Child mortality rate is falling
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