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Leading Causes of Death in Children Under Five in Developing Countries and the Contribution of Undernutrition

Pie chart with a circle in the middle showing deaths attributable to undernutrition at 53%. Pie pieces include: Other 22%, Pneumonia 20%, Diarrhea 15%, Malaria 11%, Measles 5%, HIV/AIDS 4% and Perinatal 23%.

SOURCES: For cause-specific mortality: World Health Report 2003.
For deaths attributable to undernutrition: Caulfield et al. Undernutrition as an underlying cause of child deaths associated with diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, and measles. American J. Clinical Nutrition 2004;80:193-8

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