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Why do children die?

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Twenty-five years ago, I encountered a question that I have thought about literally every day since: Why do children die? Before I tell you what drew me to this mystery, I want to acknowledge that child mortality is not an easy subject to talk about. As a parent, I can’t imagine what it would be lik

Twenty-five years ago, I encountered a question that I have thought about literally every day since: Why do children die? Before I tell you what drew me to this mystery, I want to acknowledge that child mortality is not an easy subject to talk about. As a parent, I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose a child. It is shocking even to see the words “children” and “die” used in the same sentence. But I think “why do children die?” is one of the most important questions ever. It is hard to think of a measure of how a society is doing that reveals more than whether it is protecting its child

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