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Top 10
Where childhood is least threatened
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1 Norway
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1 Slovenia
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3 Finland
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4 Netherlands
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4 Sweden
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6 Portugal
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7 Ireland
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8 Iceland
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8 Italy
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10 Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, South Korean
Bottom 10
Where childhood is most threatened
- 163 Guinea
- 163 Sierra Leone
- 165 Burkina Faso
- 166 South Sudan
- 167 Chad
- 168 Somalia
- 169 Central African Republic
- 170 Mali
- 171 Angola
- 172 Niger
8 Childhood Enders
Child dies
Every day, more than 16,000 children die before reaching their 5th birthday, mostly from preventable or treatable causes.
Child is severely malnourished
156 million children under age 5 have stunted growth due to malnutrition – almost 1 in 4 kids.
Child is out of school
263 million children are out of school – that's more than 1 in 6 school-aged children worldwide.
Child labor
168 million children worldwide are involved in child labor – that's more than all the children in Europe.
Child brides
Globally, one girl under 15 gets married every seven seconds.
Child has a child
Every two seconds, a girl gives birth.
Child is a victim of extreme violence
Every day, more than 200 boys and girls around the world are murdered.
Child is displaced by conflict
Conflict has forced nearly 1 child in 80 from their homes, and some even onto the front lines.
Извор: WUNRN – 01.06.2017
