14% died from respiratory infectionsPneumonia, influenza, COVID-19 and othersPer year: 667,000Per average day: 1,8308.8% MalariaPer year: 409,000Per average day: 1,1206.8% Diarrheal diseasesRotavirus, cholera, and other diarrheal diseases4.0% Other infectious diseasesTyphoid, hepatitis, encephalitis and others2.5% Measles2.0% Whooping cough1.9% Meningitis1.6%Syphilis and other STDs1.0% Tuberculosis0.78%HIV/AIDS13% Preterm birthPer year: 623,000Per average day: 1,71012%Neonatal asphyxia (suffocation) andtraumaPer year: 562,000Per average day: 1,5405.1% Heart abnormalities4.8% Neonatal sepsis & other infections4.7% Other birth disorders1.4%Digestivedefects0.83%Neuraltubedisorders5.9%Othernon-communicablediseasesCardiovascular diseases,digestive diseases,genetic blood disorders,and others2.0% Malnutrition0.90%Cancers0.55%Suddeninfantdeathsyndrome1.0% Drowning0.93%Transport accidents0.91%Other injuries0.61%Suffocation by objects0.48% Fire & temperature44% died from infectious diseases42% died from birth disorders4.9% died from injuries
18% died from malariaPer year: 133,000Per average day: 36315% Respiratory infectionsPneumonia, influenza, COVID-19 and othersPer year: 104,000Per average day: 2868.5% Diarrheal diseasesRotavirus, cholera, and other diarrheal diseasesPer year: 61,000Per average day: 1675.6% Other infectious diseasesTyphoid, hepatitis, encephalitis and others3.0% Meningitis2.3% Whooping cough1.8% Measles0.85%Tuberculosis0.76%Syphilis and otherSTDs0.62%HIV/AIDS12%Neonatal asphyxia(suffocation) and traumaPer year: 89,600Per average day: 2468.4% Preterm birthPer year: 60,100Per average day: 1653.9%Neonatal sepsis & other infections3.2% Other birth disorders2.2% Heart abnormalities0.65%Digestivedefects0.44%4.6%Othernon-communicablediseasesCardiovascular diseases,digestive diseases,genetic blood disorders,and others3.4%Malnutrition0.55%Cancers0.45%0.93%Transport accidents0.64%Other injuries0.40%0.36% Homicide0.35% Drowning0.35%0.29%56% died from infectious diseases31% died from birth disorders3.4% died from injuries
39% died from preterm birthPer year: 1,210Per average day: 3.329.3% Heart abnormalitiesPer year: 289Per average day: 0.7916.9% Neonatal asphyxia (suffocation) and trauma2.8% Digestive defects1.7% Neural tube disorders1.5%Neonatal sepsis & other infections1.3%Other birth disorders22%Other non-communicablediseasesCardiovascular diseases, digestivediseases, genetic blood disorders,and othersPer year: 693Per average day: 1.903.3% Sudden infant death syndrome2.7% Cancers2.7% Respiratory infectionsPneumonia, influenza, COVID-19 and others1.3% Other infectious diseases1.3% Suffocation by objects63% died from birth disorders28% died from non-communicable diseases3.8% died from injuries
19% died from other infectiousdiseasesMeningitis, measles, whooping cough andothersPer year: 165,000Per average day: 45110% Respiratory infectionsPneumonia, influenza, COVID-19 and othersPer year: 88,000Per average day: 2415.2% Diarrheal diseasesRotavirus, cholera, and other diarrheal diseases5.2% Malaria2.1% Tuberculosis1.8% HIV/AIDS15% Other injuriesDrowning, fire, foreign bodiesand othersPer year: 128,000Per average day: 3499.7% Transport injuriesPer year: 84,400Per average day: 2312.2% Falls1.5% Homicide1.4%Conflict and terrorism1.3% Suicide7.5% CancersPer year: 65,000Per average day: 1786.8%Other non-communicablediseasesCongenital birth defects, urinarytract infections, endocrinedisorders and others3.0% Heart diseasesHeart attacks, strokes, and othercardiovascular diseases2.3% Digestive diseasesCirrhosis and others2.0% Neurological diseases1.6%Diabetes and kidneydiseases0.91%Chronicrespiratorydiseases1.7% Nutritional deficiencies43% died from infectious diseases31% died from injuries1.9% died from maternal, neonatal and nutritional diseases
14% died from respiratory infectionsPneumonia, influenza, COVID-19 and othersPer year: 667,000Per average day: 1,8308.8% MalariaPer year: 409,000Per average day: 1,1206.8% Diarrheal diseasesRotavirus, cholera, and other diarrheal diseases4.0% Other infectious diseasesTyphoid, hepatitis, encephalitis and others2.5% Measles2.0% Whooping cough1.9% Meningitis1.6%Syphilis and other STDs1.0% Tuberculosis0.78%HIV/AIDS13% Preterm birthPer year: 623,000Per average day: 1,71012%Neonatal asphyxia (suffocation) andtraumaPer year: 562,000Per average day: 1,5405.1% Heart abnormalities4.8% Neonatal sepsis & other infections4.7% Other birth disorders1.4%Digestivedefects0.83%Neuraltubedisorders5.9%Othernon-communicablediseasesCardiovascular diseases,digestive diseases,genetic blood disorders,and others2.0% Malnutrition0.90%Cancers0.55%Suddeninfantdeathsyndrome1.0% Drowning0.93%Transport accidents0.91%Other injuries0.61%Suffocation by objects0.48% Fire & temperature44% died from infectious diseases42% died from birth disorders4.9% died from injuries
致谢
非常感谢 Max Roser 和 Edouard Mathieu 对本文的反馈和建议，感谢 Tuna Acisu 提供数据协助，以及 Daniel Bachler、Marcel Gerber 和 Marwa Boukarim 对可视化的技术和设计反馈。
Hannah Ritchie, Sophia Mersmann, and Fiona Spooner (2026) - “Five million children die every year — what do they die from?” Published online at OurWorldinData.org. Retrieved from: 'https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260525-123112/five-million-children-die-every-year-what-do-they-die-from.html' [Online Resource] (archived on May 25, 2026).
BibTeX 引用
@article{owid-five-million-children-die-every-year-what-do-they-die-from,
author = {Hannah Ritchie and Sophia Mersmann and Fiona Spooner},
title = {Five million children die every year — what do they die from?},
journal = {Our World in Data},
year = {2026},
note = {https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260525-123112/five-million-children-die-every-year-what-do-they-die-from.html}
}
每年有五百万儿童死亡——他们死于什么？——数据世界 --- Five million children die every year — what do they die from? - Our World in Data
