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UNICEF/WHO Low Birthweight Estimates: Levels and trends 2000-2015

The new analysis is based on 281 million births in 148 countries. This is the first time such estimates have been made available globally, making it possible to track progress and target initiatives that help newborns thrive.

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Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies: Taking stock of maternal health

The number of women and girls who die each year due to issues related to pregnancy and childbirth has dropped considerably, yet more than 800 women die every day from pregnancy-related complications and many more mothers experience injuries or other debilitating outcomes.

 

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WHO/UNICEF report: WASH in Health Care Facilities

No one goes to a health care facility to get sick. People go to get better, to deliver babies, to get vaccinated. Yet, hundreds of millions of people face an increased risk of infection by seeking care in health facilities that lack basic necessities, including water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and health care waste services.

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Children and the Sustainable Development Goals

Children and the Sustainable Development Goals

We believe that consistent, credible data about children’s situations are critical to the improvement of their lives – and indispensable to realizing the rights of every child.

1 in 4

Births of the global population of children under five have never been registered

3 in 4

Children aged 2 to 4 worldwide experience violent discipline by their caregivers on a regular basis

61 million

Number of children of primary school age out of school in 2015

892 million

People who still practised open defecation in 2015

5.6 million

Number of children who died before reaching their fifth birthday

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Child marriage among boys: A global overview of available data

The practice of child marriage has been well-studied among girls, but there has been little information to date about child marriage among boys. This paper presents an analysis of all nationally representative and internationally comparable data on the prevalence of child marriage among boys.

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A World Ready to Learn: Prioritizing quality early childhood education

Despite the proven and lifelong benefits of pre-primary education, half of the pre-primary school-age children in the world today – that is, at least 175 million children –are not enrolled in pre-primary education during these vital years, deepening inequalities and missing a critical investment opportunity.

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UNICEF deploys open data tools & standards

‘Open data’ refers to data that are freely available without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control. Learn about what UNICEF is doing to provide globally accessible data for use by all.

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Adolescent girls’ health and well-being in West and Central Africa

This brochure presents a statistical snapshot of the health and well-being of adolescent girls in West and Central Africa, along select dimensions. It also examines the intergenerational effects of adolescent childbearing on the health and nutrition of children born to adolescent mothers in the region.

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