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Definitions for child mortality. Child mortality. Child mortality, also known as under-5 mortality, refers to the death of infants and children under the age of five. In 2011, 6.9 million children under five died, down from 7.6 million in 2010, 8.1 million in 2009, and 12.4 million in 1990.
That fact, combined with inadequate access to healthcare, has produced a high death rate among children. The countryâs under-five mortality rate decreased from 257 per 1,000 live births in 2000 to 161 per 1,000 in 2007-2008, but is still one of the highest in the world, according to UN statistics.