Topics » Global Health   Nov. 11, 2011

Nicaragua's Children Face Difficult Odds

Dangerous Early Years

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Dangerous Early Years

Children in Nicaragua are 44 percent more likely to die before the age of 5 than in the rest of Latin America, according to the World Health Organization. About 26 of every 1,000 children will not make it to their fifth birthday.