Niger had the world's highest under-five mortality rate in 1990. Between 1990 and 2011, the rate dropped by 54%. Despite this progress, one in seven children still die before the age of five. Two out of every five children are underweight, which hampers their mental and physical development and can have effects that last into adulthood...
Niger had the world's highest under-five mortality rate in 1990. Between 1990 and 2011, the rate dropped by 54%. Despite this progress, one in seven children still die before the age of five. Two out of every five children are underweight, which hampers their mental and physical development and can have effects that last into adulthood...