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Divides deaths before the fifth birthday by live births and separates the infant component from deaths between ages one and five.
Under-five mortality
U5MR = deaths under five / live births x 1000; the 1-4 year component is U5MR minus the infant mortality rate
It captures the full early-childhood risk period and is the SDG 3.2 target measure alongside neonatal mortality.
At most 25 under-five deaths per 1,000 live births by 2030.