[Children who die--is the millennium goal within reach?].

Background: At the beginning of the new millennium the world's leaders agreed on eight MDG's (Millennium Development Goals). This paper addresses the fourth goal: The number of children who die before their fifth birthday should be reduced by two thirds from 1990 to 2015.

Material And Methods: The article is based on literature identified through a non-systematic search in Medline and publications from WHO and UNICEF available on the internet.