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The MOST common cause of under-5 mortality In developing world is

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The MOST common cause of under-5 mortality In developing world is


  1. diarrheal diseas
  2. pneumoni
  3. malaria
  4. measles
  5. neonatal disease

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(E). Causes of under-5 mortality differ markedly between developed and developing nations. In developing countries, 66% of all deaths resulted from infectious and parasmc diseases. Among the 42 countries haying 90% of childhood deaths, diarrheal disease accounted for 22% of deaths, pneumonia 21%, malaria 9%, AIDS 3%, and measles 1%. Neonatal causes contributed to 33% of the total death but 24% of deaths are caused by severe infections and 7% by tetanus. 

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