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Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus, World, 2000 to 2015

Number of under-5 year old deaths by disease caused by pneumococcus. Pneumococcus is the leading cause of pneumonia in children.

200020152002200420062008201020122014MeningitisPneumoniaInvasivenon-pneumonia,non-meningitis

Source: Wahl (2018)