THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA live births, respectively. This means that one in every 29 children dies in the first month of life; one in every 17 children dies before celebrating their first birthday, and one of every 12 children dies before their fifth birthday. Infant and child mortality 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2004 2009 Under 5 mortality 2014 Infant mortality Neonatal Mortality Source: LDHS, 2014 176. Children from poor homes, especially those in the rural areas and regions prone to natural disasters, are more likely to die than those from wealthier homes due to limited access to primary health services. According to the LDHS 2014, only 68% of children have received all three key vaccinations comprising one dose of Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which protects against tuberculosis (TB), three doses of the diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) vaccine, three doses of polio vaccine and one dose of measles vaccine. Only one per cent of children did not receive any vaccination at all. 76

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