if each country matched its top regional performers trend an additional million lives could be saved if each country matched or fell below the current average rate of underfive mortality in highincome countries an additional million lives could be saved the latter scenario again compared to staying at the rate would save million childrens lives between now and if each country scaled up intervention coverage as fast as the best performer in each area of intervention eg skilled birth attendance exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months etc closing the gap between the current trajectory and the rate of progress needed to achieve the child survival goal would save the lives of million children under age almost half of them newborn