How many kids in Africa ACTUALLY die each day?

Question

I was reading an ad in a magazine that said 4000 kids in third world countries die a day from dirty drinking water. Another commercial said so many thousand kids are dying from something else. I am fully aware that a lot of kids die daily in tehse countries, but are these high numbers realistic? Anyone know?

Come on, think about it. A child EVERY SECOND of EVERY DAY. That's impossible.

Yes I do know Africa is a continent. I specified 'Third World countries'. And how on earth would you infer that I am preaching? The numbers seem excessive when looking at the populations of the countries and I am just trying to gather the facts.

Just did some quick maths. Continent of Africa has 888,000,000 and a birth rate of 18 per 1000 people. Plus the life expectancy is around 50. A death every second would not enable a population increase. I do agree that these are high numbers. I am however, planning to give substantial amounts of money to aid organisations and I like facts, not hyperbole.

I already help out locally. As I said, I don't want to go through any organisation that distorts the facts. How does that make me vain????????

Answer 1

These numbers are accurate.
No, children don't die every second, they die every three seconds.
Many children are lucky to make it to the age 6 in these countries due to malnutrition, filthy water, insects, diseases, and many other curable illnesses.
It is sickening how many people are so oblivious to this.
Thanks for bringing up this question, it's always good to inform someone. =)

Answer 2

Yes, it's realistic. We have well over six BILLION people on the planet today, and growing, mostly in Asia and Africa. For every child dying, there are children being born to replace them.

But it is just an estimate. They don't exactly keep good records in these countries.

Point being: Thousands of children die every day in poor countries from easily preventable disease caused by starvation, contaminated water, and the lack of medical aid. Thousands, for certain. Whether it's 2000 or 6,000, does it really matter? It's a high number, regardless.

Answer 3

Why don't you take that money you want to donate to foreign places and donate it to a closer to home charity. Help some kids out in your own country. There are actually plenty of starving, abused, and sick children in this country. It is uncomprehendable the amount of people that die every day in this world, so don't try. don't be that vein.

Answer 4

Yes they are realistic, even possibly low. Infected water, starvation, AIDs and other diseases, lack of medications or health care, injuries from the many wars that abound in their countries and regions all contibute to the ghastly and horrifying deaths that occur.

Answer 5

did you be attentive to that maximum people who are not Christians and have fun Christmas besides are hypocrites and are hence mendacity to their toddlers approximately what the which skill of Christmas is? So hypocrisy and mendacity are YOUR standards of intelligence in people. Is that "dazzling" certainly? in case you have toddlers, i'm going to wish for them... could your "intelligence" be your convenience (as small because it relatively is...) this CHRIST-MAS season. John 3:sixteen, John 4:sixteen

Answer 6

You do know that Africa is a CONTINENT right?
Not every countrie in Africa is poverty stricken. Before you start to preach i suggest you learn what your preaching.

Answer 7

A child dies in africa every second from starvation.
that's all i know. =(