9 Million children die every year Globally

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9 million Children Die every year from silent killers, such as, poverty, hunger, easily preventable diseases and illnesses, and other related causes

That is equivalent to:

· 1 child dying every 3.5 seconds

· 17-18 children dying every minute

· A 2004 Asian Tsunami occurring almost every 1.5 weeks

· An Iraq-scale death toll every 16–38 days

· Over 9 million children dying every year

· Some 70 million children dying between 2000 and 2007

Of the 9.2 million child deaths (under-5s) in 2007, the vast majority occurred in just two regions:

Also of concern is that the global financial crisis, largely the making of rich countries, is affecting the poorest. Margaret Chan, director-general of the WHO, estimates between 200,000 and 400,000 additional children will die because of this global financial crisis.

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