Year Published: 2003
Authors: M Shung-King, P Proudlock and C Smith
Publisher: Children's Institute, University of Cape Town
Suggested Citation: Shung-King M, Proudlock P & Smith C (2003) Fact Sheet nr. 1: Child deaths. Fact Sheet. Children's Institute, University of Cape Town.
Child deaths are one of several important markers of a country’s progress in meeting its fundamental obligations to children. The death of a child is a stark reflection that one or several sectors of society have not adequately promoted and protected the child’s rights to survival and development.