High-income countries account for only around 1 percent of the under-five deaths, and almost half of such deaths occurred in five countries — India, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, and China.
— Africa and Southeast Asia had differing patterns of causes of death: a lower proportion of neonatal deaths occurred in the Africa region than in the Southeast Asia region (29 percent versus 54 percent)
— A higher proportion of deaths in Africa were due to malaria (16 percent) and AIDS (4 percent) than in Southeast Asia.
— In some wealthier regions with lower child mortality rates like the Americas, Europe, and developed Asian countries, a high proportion of child deaths occurred in newborns.
— These ranged from 48 percent in the Americas to 54 percent in Southeast Asia, with preterm birth complications, congenital abnormalities and birth-related asphyxia found to be the main causes of death.
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