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. 2017 Feb 19;2017:3120854. doi: 10.1155/2017/3120854

Table 2.

Additional deaths prevented in children under five years of age by intervention by year.

Intervention 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Pneumococcal vaccine 0 576 1,139 1,693 2,239
H. influenzae b vaccine 0 359 707 1,049 1,384
Promotion of breastfeeding 0 305 596 879 1,153
Oral rehydration solution 0 448 752 959 1,086
Measles vaccine 0 206 406 601 792
Rotavirus vaccine 0 0 242 462 663
Oral antibiotics for case management of pneumonia in children 0 193 345 461 544
Therapeutic feeding for severe wasting 0 176 316 428 515
Improved sanitation (utilization of latrines or toilets) 0 106 201 287 366
Handwashing with soap 0 94 178 255 325
Appropriate complementary feeding 0 75 152 230 307
Water connection in the home 0 86 162 232 295
Zinc for treatment of diarrhoea 0 118 196 247 276
DPT vaccine 0 64 128 192 257
Hygienic disposal of children's stools 0 45 86 123 156
Improved water source 0 36 68 98 125
Vitamin A supplementation 0 23 43 61 78
Treatment for moderate acute malnutrition 0 24 43 56 65
Vitamin A for treatment of measles 0 28 46 55 56
Injectable antibiotics 0 15 29 42 55
Oral antibiotics 0 9 18 27 35
Antibiotics for treatment of dysentery 0 11 18 23 25