Table 3. Selected causes of global child deaths in 1990 and 2013.
| Neonates age <1 month |
Children age 1–59 months |
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| 1990 (thousands) | 2013 (thousands) | Median % change | 1990 (thousands) | 2013 (thousands) | Median % change | |
| All causes | 4506·8 (4394·5 to 4612·8) | 2614·3 (2506·4 to 2723·2) | −42·0 (−44·5 to −39·5) | 7608·5 (7447·7 to 7757·3) | 3665·7 (3449·4 to 3905·8) | −52·0 (−54·7 to −48·6) |
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| Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases | 4063·8 (3935·0 to 4181·4) | 2275·5 (2163·6 to 2374·6) | −44·0 (−46·6 to −41·4) | 6012·6 (5724·0 to 6256·5) | 2766·2 (2528·6 to 3010·5) | −54·0 (−57·5 to −50·4) |
| HIV/AIDS | .. | .. | .. | 35·2 (32·3 to 38·3) | 63·8 (58·5 to 71·6) | 81·1 (64·5 to 99·9) |
| Diarrhoeal diseases | 124·8 (110·5 to 140·5) | 44·8 (36·8 to 53·3) | −64·2 (−70·6 to −56·7) | 1482·4 (1339·7 to 1633·3) | 474·9 (398·1 to 545·0) | −68·0 (−72·8 to −62·5) |
| Intestinal infectious diseases | .. | .. | .. | 82·0 (46·7 to 135·2) | 62·4 (33·0 to 103·6) | −24·2 (−37·2 to −8·1) |
| Lower respiratory infections | 399·3 (362·2 to 436·9) | 196·5 (169·3 to 224·5) | −50·9 (−57·3 to −43·7) | 1768·8 (1597·7 to 1926·6) | 708·6 (628·6 to 791·4) | −59·9 (−64·8 to −54·5) |
| Meningitis | 35·6 (27·7 to 47·0) | 20·6 (14·9 to 26·8) | −42-6 (−52·7 to −28·4) | 262·5 (212·1 to 346·3) | 121·4 (90·2 to 157·0) | −54·0 (−63·4 to −41·5) |
| Whooping cough | .. | .. | .. | 129·8 (49·9 to 280·7) | 56·4 (20·7 to 127·0) | −57·1 (−83·9 to 12·7) |
| Tetanus | 216·9 (174·8 to 370·5) | 26·0 (12·3 to 38·9) | −87·0 (−95·8 to −80·1) | 65·4 (48·2 to 121·6) | 5·5 (3·9 to 7·7) | −91·2 (−95·5 to −86·9) |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | 472·4 (265·3 to 749·9) | 82·1 (41·7 to 145·0) | −83·1 (−90·3 to −68·5) |
| Malaria | 18·1 (13·4 to 23·5) | 16·8 (11·0 to 26·4) | −9·6 (−42·6 to 52·8) | 566·3 (470·8 to 662·0) | 570·0 (437·5 to 733·2) | −1·3 (−27·7 to 40·9) |
| Preterm birth complications | 1452·1 (1190·6 to 1677·3) | 693·0 (553·6 to 853·9) | −52·5 (−58·6 to −45·0) | 118·4 (80·1 to 157·3) | 49·4 (34·5 to 69·8) | −58·3 (−69·4 to −41·3) |
| Neonatal encephalopathy (birth asphyxia/trauma) | 820·8 (651·3 to 993·1) | 611·5 (491·9 to 724·0) | −25·3 (−38·1 to −9·8) | 53·3 (35·5 to 72·6) | 32·3 (21·4 to 48·7) | −40·6 (−58·2 to −9·0) |
| Neonatal sepsis and other neonatal infections | 328·3 (186·3 to 462·1) | 342·2 (214·9 to 479·3) | 4·6 (−17·3 to 38·5) | 18·1 (9·2 to 28·3) | 23·8 (13·3 to 38·0) | 30·3 (−15·9 to 114·6) |
| Other neonatal disorders | 489·9 (381·6 to 654·9) | 238·2 (187·7 to 297·0) | −51·3 (−62·5 to −35·0) | 87·7 (58·5 to 123·5) | 38·1 (25·0 to 59·8) | −57·4 (−73·9 to −27·8) |
| Nutritional deficiencies | .. | .. | .. | 451·6 (376·5 to 560·5) | 260·7 (197·9 to 316·6) | −42·3 (−52·4 to −30·1) |
| Syphilis | 122·6 (68·9 to 194·3) | 63·7 (37·0 to 98·4) | −47·9 (−58·6 to −35·5) | 100·9 (56·9 to 157·6) | 56·9 (32·5 to 90·9) | −43·3 (−56·8 to −28·5) |
| Other communicable diseases | 55·3 (37·9 to 79·1) | 22·4 (16·4 to 30·7) | −59·0 (−70·6 to −44·7) | 317·7 (283·8 to 355·0) | 159·9 (134·5 to 192·6) | −49·7 (−58·7 to −39·8) |
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| Non-communicable diseases | 366·4 (316·1 to 443·9) | 292·3 (258·4 to 349·7) | −19·8 (−32·4 to 4·3) | 906·4 (766·4 to 1138·2) | 578·8 (462·6 to 739·5) | −36·6 (−43·4 to −23·6) |
| Congenital anomalies | 303·6 (256·8 to 375·4) | 246·6 (219·0 to 280·0) | −17·6 (−33·1 to −0·1) | 343·6 (255·5 to 493·5) | 248·7 (198·8 to 322·9) | −25·7 (−40·6 to −13·7) |
| Sudden infant death syndrome | 3·0 (1·2 to 6·1) | 2·4 (1·1 to 4·5) | −13·8 (−60·1 to 54·0) | 19·1 (11·2 to 34·3) | 12·7 (8·4 to 18·4) | −32·2 (−55·5 to −4·9) |
| Other non-communicable diseases | 59·8 (52·3 to 70·5) | 43·3 (32·4 to 76·9) | −31·3 (−43·3 to 18·7) | 543·7 (469·1 to 642·8) | 317·4 (244·2 to 422·8) | −42·8 (−52·6 to −23·3) |
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| Injuries | 76·6 (58·5 to 95·1) | 46·4 (37·5 to 63·5) | −41·7 (−53·4 to −2·9) | 689·5 (567·1 to 776·3) | 320·7 (277·8 to 371·5) | −54·6 (−61·1 to −41·9) |
| Road injuries | 4·1 (3·3 to 5·1) | 3·8 (2·6 to 5·3) | −6·6 (−30·8 to 30·5) | 105·2 (88·7 to 128·2) | 64·5 (51·3 to 79·5) | −38·3 (−52·6 to −23·7) |
| Drowning | 2·7 (1·9 to 3·5) | 1·8 (1·1 to 2·8) | −38·2 (−56·7 to 16·9) | 212·3 (132·4 to 275·1) | 80·1 (61·7 to 111·4) | −63·3 (−74·1 to −20·4) |
| Other injuries | 69·9 (52·2 to 88·2) | 40·8 (32·1 to 58·0) | −44·1 (−55·9 to −1·0) | 372·0 (280·9 to 424·3) | 176·2 (153·1 to 203·7) | −53·7 (−60·8 to −37·6) |
Data in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals. Shows major causes of death within each level 1 group that accounted for deaths in children.