- Child health
Child health Protecting and improving the health of children is of fundamental importance Over the past several decades, we have seen dramatic progress in improving the health and reducing the mortality rate of young children Among other encouraging statistics, the number of children dying before the age of 5 was halved from 2000 to 2017, and more mothers and children are surviving today
- Child Health and Development - World Health Organization (WHO)
Child Health and Development The goal of the Child Health and Development Unit is to end preventable child deaths and promote the healthy growth and development of all children in the first decade of their life
- Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing
Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing We lead WHO’s work on the life course so that every pregnant woman, mother, newborn, child, adolescent, and older person will survive, thrive and enjoy health and well-being
- Weight-for-length height - World Health Organization (WHO)
Home Tools and toolkits Child growth standards Standards Weight-for-length height
- Child mortality (under 5 years) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Child Survival Key facts In 2020 an estimated 5 million children under the age of 5 years died, mostly from preventable and treatable causes Approximately half of those deaths, 2 4 million, occurred among newborns (in the first 28 days of life) While the global under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) fell to 37 deaths per 1000 live births in 2020, children in sub-Saharan continued to have the highest
- Addressing child and adolescent mental health
WHO Europe supports countries to improve the mental health and well-being of children, adolescents and young people Childhood, adolescence and young adulthood are critical stages of life for mental health and well-being, when people develop skills in self-control, social interaction and learning Negative experiences – at home due to family conflict or at school due to bullying, for example
- World Patient Safety Day 2025
World Patient Safety Day 17 September 2025 Every child has the right to safe, quality health care — from the very beginning Yet, newborns and young children face higher risks due to their rapid development, evolving health needs and different disease patterns They rely on adults to speak up and make decisions for them
- Child and adolescent mental and brain health
Childhood and adolescence are critical stages of life for mental health This is a time when rapid growth and development take place in the brain Children and adolescents acquire cognitive and social-emotional skills that shape their future mental health and are important for assuming adult roles in society The quality of the environment where children and adolescents grow up shapes their
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