Millennium Development Goal 4 calls for reducing the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. This publication analyzes the global and national progress made towards achieving this goal. Despite stunning progress in various countries

This report, focusing exclusively on Africa, provides an in-depth analysis of child demographic trends in Africa and also seeks to raise some key policy questions on the implications of Africa’s child demographics. The Generation 2030 project focuses on c

In this publication, Countdown to 2015 provides profiles for the countries where more than 95% of all maternal and child deaths occur. The profiles highlight how well each country is doing in increasing coverage of high-impact interventions that can save