About 1.4 million children under the age of 5 are dying from preventable diseases each year primarily because of lack of funding. Vaccinations for diseases such as rubella, whooping cough, and polio are not making an appearance in the poor countries of the world. About 20 to 30 percent of children are not receiving the immunizations that could possibly save their lives due to lack of funding. 90 percent of children in the industrialized nations receive their needed immunizations, however, only 52 percent of children in west and central Africa are able to receive proper immunizations. The estimated amount of money needed to make sure that all children obtain proper immunizations is 6 billion dollars.