how many kids die a year because of the lung infection you are researching

Question: how many kids die a year because of the lung infection you are researching
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Asked by lclark to Audra on 16 Mar 2012.
- Audra Benjamin answered on 16 Mar 2012:
  
  I don’t research infections but I look at clearing of liquid from the lung. About 1,000,000 babies worldwide die because of being born prematurely. The lungs not being able to clear liquid is one of the main reasons for their death.

Question: how many kids die a year because of the lung infection you are researching