Children is one of the groups suffering the most during armed conflicts. Looking at the number of children killed and maimed in conflicts, the number of children killed and maimed fell somewhat after the peak in 2014. In 2022, more than 8,600 children were confirmed killed or maimed in conflicts worldwide.
Children killed and maimed in conflicts worldwide from 2014 to 2022
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Save the Children. (December 12, 2023). Children killed and maimed in conflicts worldwide from 2014 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357928/children-compared-people-killed-conflicts-worldwide/
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Save the Children. (2023). Children killed and maimed in conflicts worldwide from 2014 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357928/children-compared-people-killed-conflicts-worldwide/
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Save the Children, Children killed and maimed in conflicts worldwide from 2014 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357928/children-compared-people-killed-conflicts-worldwide/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Children killed and maimed in conflicts worldwide from 2014 to 2022 [Graph], Save the Children, December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357928/children-compared-people-killed-conflicts-worldwide/