US EditionChild deaths will rise for first time this century after aid cuts, says Gates
Global health funding fell nearly 27% in 2025, causing child deaths under age 5 to rise from 4.6 million to 4.8 million, the Gates Foundation warns.
- On Dec. 4, 2025, the Gates Foundation reported that global child deaths are projected to rise for the first time this century, from 4.6 million in 2024 to 4.8 million this year, due to aid cuts.
- Since January 20, 2025, the dismantling of USAID and U.S. cuts have contributed to a nearly 27% drop in global development assistance for health, with Britain and Germany also reducing aid.
- The Gates report points to long‑term IHME modelling that indicates sustained 20% cuts could cause 12 million additional child deaths by 2045, while the Global Fund and Gavi have saved millions.
- Gates warned that private philanthropic contributions, including Gates' $912 million pledge, cannot fully offset government aid cuts and urged governments and donors to restore and expand proven interventions.
- The report says targeted investments could prevent up to 90% of child deaths, with each $1 on vaccines returning $54 and next‑generation vaccines saving millions.
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Aid cuts causing 'tragic' rise in child deaths — Bill Gates
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is "tragic" that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid.
For the first time in the 21st century, the number of deaths of children under the age of five could increase in 2025. The result of reduced investments, such as the dismantling of USAID in the United States by the Trump administration, which has removed development aid from the US...
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Aid cuts causing 'tragic' rise in child deaths, Bill Gates tells AFP
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is "tragic" that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid.
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Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is "tragic" that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid.
US billionaire Bill Gates has warned of a "tragic" rise in child mortality around the world, caused by a reduction in international aid, especially from Western countries.
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