五岁以下儿童死亡率降低(1/2)

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概述：报告显示近几年来五岁以下儿童的死亡率在降低。
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Asia
North Africa
Latin America
Caribbean
World Bank
United Nations
U.N. Children's Fund
World Health Organization
U.N. Population Division
Ties Boerma
WHO
Department of Health Statistics and Informatics
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本期材料发音模仿地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11885/item/658754/In recent years, the world has made progress in reducing deaths among children under the age of five. A new report says an estimated 6.9 million children worldwide died before their fifth birthday. That compares to about 12 million in 1990.
The report says child mortality rates have fallen in all areas. It says the number of deaths is down by at least 50% in eastern, western and southeastern Asia. The number also fell in North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
The World Bank and three United Nations agencies worked together on the report. The three are the U.N. Children's Fund, the World Health Organization and the U.N. Population Division.
Ties Boerma is head of the WHO's Department of Health Statistics and Informatics. He says most child deaths happen in just a few areas.最近几年来，全世界在降低5岁以下儿童死亡率方面取得了进步。一份最新报道指出全世界约690万名儿童在5岁前夭折。而1990年的同期数据大约为1200万。
该报告称，世界各个地区的儿童死亡率都在下降。亚洲的东部、西部和东南部的死亡人数均下降了至少50%。北非、拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的数量也有所下降。
世界银行和三个联合国机构共同发布了这份报告。这三个机构分别是联合国儿童基金会、世界卫生组织和联合国人口司。
泰斯·博尔玛是世界卫生组织卫生数据统计和信息情报部的主任。他表示大部分的儿童死亡发生在少数地区。