Bill Gates Warns: International Aid Cuts Will Cause Millions of Preventable Child Deaths

Dec 05, 2025 08:23 am CST

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warns that reductions in international aid from wealthy Western nations are causing child mortality rates to rise for the first time this century. The Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers report projects 4.8 million children will die before age five this year—200,000 more than in 2024—with potential long-term consequences of 16 million additional child deaths by 2045 if current funding cuts persist.