Ending Preventable Child Deaths from Pneumonia and Diarrhoea in Afghanistan: An Analysis of Intervention Coverage Scenarios Using the Lives Saved Tool

Table 2

Additional deaths prevented in children under five years of age by intervention by year.

Intervention	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Pneumococcal vaccine	0	576	1,139	1,693	2,239
H. influenzae b vaccine	0	359	707	1,049	1,384
Promotion of breastfeeding	0	305	596	879	1,153
Oral rehydration solution	0	448	752	959	1,086
Measles vaccine	0	206	406	601	792
Rotavirus vaccine	0	0	242	462	663
Oral antibiotics for case management of pneumonia in children	0	193	345	461	544
Therapeutic feeding for severe wasting	0	176	316	428	515
Improved sanitation (utilization of latrines or toilets)	0	106	201	287	366
Handwashing with soap	0	94	178	255	325
Appropriate complementary feeding	0	75	152	230	307
Water connection in the home	0	86	162	232	295
Zinc for treatment of diarrhoea	0	118	196	247	276
DPT vaccine	0	64	128	192	257
Hygienic disposal of children’s stools	0	45	86	123	156
Improved water source	0	36	68	98	125
Vitamin A supplementation	0	23	43	61	78
Treatment for moderate acute malnutrition	0	24	43	56	65
Vitamin A for treatment of measles	0	28	46	55	56
Injectable antibiotics	0	15	29	42	55
Oral antibiotics	0	9	18	27	35
Antibiotics for treatment of dysentery	0	11	18	23	25