By 2030, the global under-5 mortality rate will fall to 1 in 40 children (2.5%), half the 2015 level.

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“In 1990, one in 10 children in the world died before age 5. Today, it's one in 20. By 2030, that number will be one in 40.”

Said on: 22 January 2015 · 2015 Gates Annual Letter "Our Big Bet for the Future", co-signed by Bill and Melinda Gates
Source: 2015 Gates Annual Letter: Our Big Bet for the Future · Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (via US Senate Appropriations Committee)
Should come true: 2030
How sure they sounded: stated as fact ("will be"); letter frames it as "we predict" / "our big bet"
Categories: Health
Importance: 4 of 5 · Child mortality affects millions of lives each year across all poor countries.

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