Decreasing Under-5 Mortality Rate Will Reveal the Constant Burden of Heart Disease (IMAGE)

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Decreasing Under-5 Mortality Rate Will Reveal the Constant Burden of Heart Disease

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Since the turn of the millennium, child deaths have been cut in half thanks to improved public health and poverty reduction efforts. It is predicted that the number will halve again by 2030. That is the year that the UN Sustainable Development Goals call for the world to end preventable child deaths. This target will not be met without addressing congenital heart disease. As the overall rate of child deaths decreases, the burden of children born with heart disease will become more apparent.

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