69,000 Indian babies born on New Year’s Day, says Unicef
new york — The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has estimated that nearly 386,000 babies were born on New Year’s Day, with India heading the list with 69,070.
More than 90 per cent of the births took place in less developed regions, reports Xinhua news agency.
The Unicef reported that globally over half the births were estimated to have taken place in nine countries: India (69,070), China (44,760), Nigeria (20,210), Pakistan (14,910), Indonesia(13,370), the US (11,280), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (9,400), Ethiopia (9,020) and Bangladesh (8,370). Among those children, some will unfortunately not make > More than 90 per cent of the births took place in less developed nations. > Over half the births were estimated to have taken place in nine countries — India, China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, the US, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and Bangladesh. > In 2016, an estimated 2,600 children died within the first 24 it past their first day.
In 2016, an estimated 2,600 children died within the first 24 hours of the new year. > Unicef says for almost two million newborns, their first week was also their last. > In all, 2.6 million children died before the end of their first month. > More than 80 per cent died from preventable and treatable causes such as premature birth, complications during delivery and infections like sepsis and pneumonia. hours of the new year. Unicef said that for almost two million newborns, their first week was also their last. In all, 2.6 million children died before the end of their first month. Among them, more than 80 per cent died from preventable and treatable causes such as premature birth, complications during delivery and infections like sepsis and pneumonia.
Over the past two decades, the world has seen unprecedented progress in child survival, halving the number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday to 5.6 million in 2016.
But despite these advances, there has been slower progress for newborns. Babies dying in the first month account for 46 per cent of all deaths among children under five.
Next month, Unicef will launch “Every Child Alive,” a global campaign to demand and deliver affordable, quality health care solutions for every mother and newborn. — PTI
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