In this ariicle atlempts has been made to show rhe achicvemenr ofMDc
goal 4 in Bangladesh rnd rhal is reducrion ol child mortat;ty rare. Child
motality refers to the death ol irrfants and child.en under the age of five.
About 25.000 young.hild.en die cvery dry. mrinly lrom prevenlable
causes. In developing countrics, one child in cveryt0 dies beforc its fiftb
birthday, compared to.l in every 143 in high income counrr;es.
According to an estimare by Lr].UCEF, one miltion child deaths coutd be
prevented annudly at a cost ol $US I billion per year. Reduction ofchild
mo.tality is the fou h of the United Narions' Millennium Devetopnenl
Goals. The objective of the study is to know how far Bangladesh could
achi€ve "MDG Goal 4" of reducing under-five morraliry by exa'nining
different variables affecting child mortality. The study has done on the
basis of secondary data which were collected from differenr data sources.
reporls, joumals and published lirerarure. So far Bangladesh could
ach;eve fte rate more tban the expecred target. For rhis reason.
Bangladesh has 10 conrinue this pace towards reducing rhe chitd
mortali!y.