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The Child Risk Index
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5 factors Mortality Rates for children under 5
% of children who are severely underweight Numbers of children not at school Risks from armed conflict Risks from diseases such as AIDS
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How do regions compare? Score is calculated on a scale of 1 - 100
World average is 30 European average is 6 African average 61
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How do countries compare?
Canada, US, Australia, Japan all under 5 Top 5 countries for child risk: Ethiopia (85) Somalia (92) Afghanistan (94) Sierra Leone (95) Angola (96)
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Children at war - Some Statistics
Previous 10 years - 2 m killed, 6 m wounded In Cambodia - 20% of wounded soldiers were between 10 and 14 years old Angola % of children were orphaned Rwanda - 80% of children lost a family member 1/3 saw them die
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5 key problems Serving as soldiers (300,000) Displacement (20 m)
Violence Landmines (30-40% hurt are under 15) Health
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