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Mar 17, 2026 · In 2024, the world lost an estimated 4.9 million children before their fifth birthday, alongside 2.1 million deaths among older children, adolescents and youth. Despite decades of …

Each country profile features the latest available data on a variety of indicators pertaining to the wellbeing of women and children. Each country’s profile page is comprised of data from several …

Special focus on inequalities Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000– 2024: special focus on inequalities

This global report – the fourth in the series of UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Reports examines how unhealthy food environments are shaping children’s and adolescent’s diets and contributing to the surge in …

Diarrhoea is a leading killer of children, accounting for approximately 9 per cent of all deaths among children under age 5 worldwide in 2021. This translates to over 1,200 young children dying each day, …

Pneumonia kills more children than any other infectious disease, claiming the lives of over 700,000 children under 5 every year, or around 2,000 every day. This includes around 190,000 newborns. …

Education Learning Gradient: Wealth gaps in foundational skills The State of Children in the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Region in 2025 Publications

May 27, 2024 · The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) produces internationally comparable estimates of progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and is …

This dashboard, developed by WHO, UNICEF and CAP 2030, allows policymakers, governments and organisations to easily monitor and compare a selection of indicators by region, country, age group, …