Reuters reported on a study published by the Lancet on Wednesday which estimated that more than two thirds of the estimated 8.8 million under-five child deaths were caused by infectious diseases, like pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria. At least 41% (3.6 million) of deaths in under-fives occurred in newly born babies, or neonates. The region with most deaths was Africa at 4.2 million, followed by southeast Asia at 2.4 million.

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