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FIGURE 1—— Causes of death in children aged younger than 5 years.

Note. "Neonatal causes" includes infectious diseases (neonatal tetanus, pneumonia, meningitis, sepsis/septicemia, diarrhea and other infections during the neonatal period) as well as noncommunicable diseases (birth asphyxia, congenital abnormalities, and preterm birth). "Others" represents mortality in 10% of children aged younger than 5 years and includes causes unrelated to AIDS, diarrhea, measles, malaria, acute respiratory disease, and neonatal causes and injuries.