SP VOA 2007-09-28

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Child Deaths Found at Record Low (2/2) ( 本次听写约182词 )

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UNICEF says progress in Asia, especially in China and India, has helped drive the worldwide reduction since 1990. Death rates have dropped sharply in Latin American and Caribbean, former Soviet Republics and countries in East Asia and Pacific. Some countries in sub Saharan Africa have also made considerable gains. Malawe's under 5 death rate dropped by 29% between 2000 and 2004. Reductions of more than 20% were reported in Ethiopia, Mozambica, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda and Tanzania as well. In 1990, Asia had the most child deaths. Now rates are highest in west and central Africa. Gains in child survival have fallen to the spread of HIV and AIDS. By 2015, Africa south of Sahara could have almost 60% of all deaths in children under 5. But UNICEF says Latin America and Caribbean are on a path to reach a U.N. Millennium Development Goal. The goal is to reduce the death rate in children under 5 by two-thirds from 1990 levels, and to do that by 2015.

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总结：Mozambique, Malawi
UNICEF says progress in Asia, especially in China and India, has helped drive the worldwide reduction since 1990. Death rates have dropped sharply in Latin American and Caribbean, former Soviet republics and countries in East Asia and Pacific.

UNICEF指出，自1990年以来，亚洲（儿童死亡率降低）所取得的进展，特别在中国和印度，有助于带动全球儿童死亡率的下降。在拉丁美洲和加勒比海地区、前苏联各共和国以及东亚和太平洋地区，儿童死亡率也已迅速下降。

Some countries in sub-Saharan Africa have also made considerable gains. (Malawi)'s under 5 death rate dropped by 29% between 2000 and 2004. Reductions of more than 20% were reported in Ethiopia, (Mozambique), Namibia, Niger, Rwanda and Tanzania as well.

撒哈拉以南非洲的一些国家也取得了显著的进步。马拉维5岁以下儿童死亡率在2000年至2004年间下降了29%。据报道，在埃塞俄比亚、莫桑比克、纳米比亚、尼日尔、卢旺达及坦桑尼亚等国家，儿童死亡下降率在20%以上。

In 1990, Asia had the most child deaths. Now, rates are highest in west and central Africa. Gains in child survival have fallen to the spread of HIV and AIDS. By 2015, Africa south of Sahara could have almost 60% of all deaths in children under 5.

1990年，多数的儿童死亡发生在亚洲。但如今，则发生在非洲西部及中部国家。在那里，儿童生存方面所取得的进步已陷入了艾滋病的蔓延中。到2015年，全世界5岁以下儿童死亡人数的约60%可能会发生在撒哈拉以南非洲地区。

But UNICEF says Latin America and Caribbean are on a path to reach a U.N. Millennium Development Goal. The goal is to reduce the death rate in children under 5 by two-thirds from 1990 levels -- and to do that by 2015.