An estimated 4.8 million young children died before their fifth birthday this year, according to a new projection by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. | Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images The world is a much better place than it used to be, especially for young children.  Insecticide-treated mosquito nets and novel treatments have made malaria much less deadly for millions of kids. Many countries now have the tools and techniques they need to nurse even very premature babies back to health. And the stupendous rise of vaccines against deadly diseases — like measles, diph...

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