据联合国儿童基金会的资料表明,1987年全世界约有1400万儿童夭折。本年度每周大约有25万儿童死亡。最主要的死亡原因是由腹泻疾病引起的脱水。1987年大约有300万儿童死于脱水。在1400万死亡的儿童中,190万死于麻疹;80万死于破伤风,290万死于呼吸道感染;100万死于疟疾;240万 Information from UNICEF shows that in 1987 about 14 million children died in the world. About 250,000 children die each week this year. The main cause of death is dehydration caused by diarrheal diseases. In 1987, about 3 million children died of dehydration. Of the 14 million children who died, 1.9 million died of measles; 800,000 died of tetanus, 2.9 million died of respiratory infections; one million died of malaria; 2.4 million