49.As per a recent study, what is the estimated number of deaths among children and adolescents in 2019? [A] 8 lakh [B] 18 lakh [C] 86 lakh [D] 118 lakh Show Answer
In 2019 alone, 7.4 (7.2, 7.9) million1 children, adolescents and youth died mostly of preventable or treatable causes. In 2019, globally, 70 per cent of deaths among children and youth under 25 years of age occurred among children under 5 years of age, accounting for 5.2 (5.0, 5.6) million deaths.
