A third of youngsters in Sierra Leone are underweight and another third have stunted growth. Poverty plays a big part.
In 2008, a demographic health survey suggested one in seven (140 per 1,000) died before the age of five.
Pneumonia and diarrhoea account for 40% of child deaths in Sierra Leone, vaccine-preventable infections.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13740128
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