UNICEF has just published its annual analysis of the mortality rate of children under 5 years. Among the conclusions, Angola, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor and Cape Verde have rates far above the admissible, considering Brazil as the standard intermediate and Portugal as the only one who moves to a typical position of a “developed country”. See a comprehensive report at Timor Lososae Nação [1] [pt].
Lusosphere: Child survival
· Written by Paula Góes
Categories: East Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor-Leste, Development, Youth