The latest estimate is that more than three million babies die each year within the first month of life. A report says this is down from 4.6 million deaths in two thousand nine. Still, newborn babies represent about forty percent of all deaths in children under five years old.
据最新估计，每年有超过300万婴儿在出生后的一个月内死亡。有报道称，这个数字较2009年的460万已经有所下降。然而，在5岁以下的儿童死亡人数中，新生儿死亡人数仍占到了的40%。
Experts say five countries have the lowest survival rates: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, China and the Democratic Republic of Congo. India has one-fourth of all deaths within the first four weeks after birth.
专家表示，有五个国家的新生儿存活率最低，他们分别是印度、尼日利亚、巴基斯坦、中国以及刚果民主共和国。在全球新生儿出生后的前四周内死亡人数中，印度就占到了1/4。
The report is from the private humanitarian group Save the Children and the World Health Organization. Dr. Joy Lawn from Save the Children says simple actions can help save lives.
这份报告来自个人人道主义组织——救助儿童会和世界卫生组织。来自救助儿童会的博士Joy Lawn表示，一些简单措施就能帮助挽救生命。
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