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WHO attributes more than 1 in 4 deaths annually of children under 5 years to unhealthy environment

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The major causes of child deaths globally are pneumonia, prematurity, intrapartum-related complications, neonatal sepsis, congenital anomalies, diarrhea, injuries and malaria. 92% of the global population, including billions of children, live in areas with ambient air pollution levels that exceed WHO limits. In 2015, 5.9