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 July 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357928/children-compared-people-killed-conflicts-worldwide/
Save the Children. "Children killed and maimed in conflicts worldwide from 2014 to 2022." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357928/children-compared-people-killed-conflicts-worldwide/
Save the Children. (2023). Children killed and maimed in conflicts worldwide from 2014 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357928/children-compared-people-killed-conflicts-worldwide/
Save the Children. "Children Killed and Maimed in Conflicts Worldwide from 2014 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357928/children-compared-people-killed-conflicts-worldwide/
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 July 21, 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/