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UNICEF released its 2006 child mortality figures, showing that for the first time ever, worldwide annual child deaths has fallen below 10 million. UNICEF reports that 15 of the least developed countries have reduced the under-5 mortality rate by 40 percent or more since 1990, Vaccines, better health education, mosquito nets which limit the spread of malaria, and vitamin A have been credited for the lower rates. Yet in some parts of the world, one in every 5 kids who are born still dies before their fifth birthday. Here's how the different parts of the world stacked up:
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