Death Rates

KATMANDU, Nepal - Astamaya Tami, 55, is part of a ragtag army of women who have turned Nepal into an against-all-odds success story when it comes to saving lives of expectant mothers, hundreds of thousands of whom die unnecessarily every year across the globe.

UNITED NATIONS - The Congo conflict has been dubbed the world's deadliest since World War II, causing 5.4 million deaths, in a widely cited study.

LONDON - A UNICEF program that spent $27 million to decrease child deaths from disease in West Africa has failed, according to a new study that found a higher survival rate in some regions that weren't included in the program.