The French language is perhaps most widely spoken outside of Europe in several African nations. Colonial conquests by France and Belgium led to the use of French as an official language or second tongue across wide swaths of Africa. The reach of the French language extends throughout 31 African countries.
About 1,500 infants died of SIDS in 2014. SIDS is the leading cause of death for infants aged 1 to 12 months. Unknown Cause. The sudden death of an infant less than 1 year old that remains undetermined because one or more parts of the investigation was not completed. Safe to Sleep CDC is working with the National Institutes of Health in its Safe to Sleep campaign, formerly known as the Back to Sleep campaign.
Globally, most babies who die at birth die because they were born too early â 35 percent of all newborns who die were pre-term, Save the Children finds. Another 23 percent die because of complications at birth, such as a failure to draw breath right away.