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Understanding how inequalities affect children across the world

Explore the situation of children. Learn how different groups fare globally. Discover how children describe their experiences.

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CHILDREN
AROUND THE
WORLD

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Risk of heatwaves

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Conflict-affected

Debt distress

Extremely high climate risk

Hunger-affected

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CHILDREN

SAY

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We have divided our tasks, I remain at home to take care of my ill mother and younger brother. Mary, my elder sister, engages in piecework to support the family. I feel trapped as the family is failing to cope with this situation. I have not been going to school because we have no money for my school needs such as uniforms, books andpens. When my mother was receiving money from the government, things were okay; she would buy things I needed for my school including food. Things turned for the worse after my mother became chronically ill, which coincided with the time when the money from government became irregular.

- Faith* , 14 years

Faith* ,

Zambia

From my physical to my mental health, everything is ruined. It’s so hard to concentrate on such a boring and repetitive task for hours and hours and it makes me very upset and depressed… I don’t even think about the hopes I had to become a doctor. All I think about now is my uncertain future. I really have no idea what tomorrow will bring. But for sure, I know my future won’t be as good as it could have been if I was still attending school.

- Nazaneen* , 16 years

Nazaneen* ,

Afghanistan

The death of my sister is the event that made me the unhappiest. She was my closest sister. She loved me and protected me. She lost her life during an attack in Gao. She was returning from her holidays in Bamako when their bus was attacked. They were searched, their property snatched, and they were finally shot. Many people lost their lives including my sister, and others were injured.

- Boy , 11 years

Boy ,

Mali

Rankings

Where's the toughest
place to be a child?

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Ranking of countries by Risk of heatwaves

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Trends and projections

How inequalities
evolve

Explore how children's outcomes are changing over time. Where data is available, you can also study how these changes differs between groups of children.

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Footnotes

    Sustainable
    Development Goals

    In 2015, leaders from every country in the world agreed to 17 goals to create a better future for all people, everywhere, by 2030. The Sustainable Development Goals promised that no one will be left behind by progress. The Child Atlas helps us to monitor our progress towards these essential goals for children across the globe.

    Go to SDGs

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