Global child mortality rates dropped in 2022 but progress slow, UN says
The world is still behind in the goal of reducing preventable deaths of children who died before their fifth birthday.
Wed Mar 13 2024
Life expectancy for Singapore population declines due to COVID-19
Singapore Department of Statistics said the life expectancy data for 2020 to 2022 "assumes that the higher mortality rates due to COVID-19 apply throughout a lifetime.
Mon May 22 2023
One woman dies every 2 mins in pregnancy, childbirth: UN
These new statistics reveal the urgent need to ensure every woman and girl has access to critical health services, Tedros said.
Sun Feb 26 2023
COVID-19 Mortality rates fall further in wealthier countries: Aussie study
According to the study, lower mortality rates occurred in countries with more socialised and equitable health systems.
Wed Mar 17 2021
India's coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 with no sign of an end
India's total deaths rose to 100,842, while the tally of infections climbed to 6.47 million after a daily increase in cases of 79,476.
Sat Oct 03 2020
Australia, New Zealand flights to resume once virus risk eliminated - Ardern
Both countries have a COVID-19 mortality rate of just 1%, well below most other countries, and have boosted their medical equipment reserves as they plan to slowly reopen their economies.
Tue May 05 2020
One per 100 breast cancer patients are male
The mortality rate for men who were diagnosed with breast cancer was higher than women since the cancer.
Sun Oct 22 2017
Why more heart-related deaths happen around the holidays
To rule out the potential influence of freezing temperatures, researchers examined data on more than 738,000 deaths from 1988 to 2013 in New Zealand, where Christmas comes during the summer.
Wed Dec 28 2016
No requirement to include rotavirus vaccine in national immunisation
The vaccine will only be included if the mortality rate due to the disease for children aged five years and below exceeds 10 percent.
Thu Oct 20 2016
Health Ministry assures vaccines in Malaysia halal
Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah described the excuse of some parents rejecting vaccines for their children based on allegations they were haram and contained porcine DNA as baseless.
Fri Oct 30 2015
Breastfeeding helps reduce child mortality rate in Malaysia
Malaysia has managed to reduce the mortality rate for children under the age of five by 85 per cent over the past 30 years.
Mon Aug 11 2014
Indonesia's Nusatenggara has high infant mortality rate
The Regional Information and Study Centre (Patiro), expressed concern with the high infant mortality rate in East Nusatenggara (NTT), Indonesia.
Fri Dec 21 2012