ERIC Number: ED560012
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-May
Pages: 8
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Children in Africa: Key Statistics on Child Survival, Protection and Development
UNICEF
This report presents key statistics relating to: (1) child malnutrition in Africa; (2) HIV/AIDS and Malaria in Africa; (3) child marriage, birth registration and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C); (4) education in Africa; (5) child mortality in Africa; (6) Drinking water and sanitation in Africa; and (7) maternal health in Africa. Highlighted statistics include: (1) In Africa, mortality rates among children under five decreased by 45 per cent between 1990 and 2012, but still half of the world's 6.6 million under-five deaths occur in Africa; (2) Pneumonia, malaria and diarrhoea account for 40% of all under-five deaths in Africa; (3) At least 1 in 3 children under five in Africa were stunted in 2011; (4) In 2012, there were an estimated 2.9 million children under 15 years living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa; (5) Over half of the world's out-of-school children (33 million) live in Africa; (6) The population in Africa with access to an improved drinking source more than doubled from 1990 to 2012; and (7) There has been major progress in the last decade in the use of insecticide-treated nets among children.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Data, Child Health, Nutrition, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Communicable Diseases, Children, Marriage, Birth Rate, Sexuality, Violence, Child Abuse, Mortality Rate, Out of School Youth, Enrollment, Gender Differences, Water Quality, Sanitation, Mothers, Child Safety
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Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Data and Analytics
Identifiers - Location: Africa
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