According to data from 2022 from 172 refugee camps/settlements hosting over five million refugees in 21 countries, the leading cause of death among child refugees under five years of age in such places were neonatal conditions, lower respiratory tract infections, and malaria. That year, neonatal conditions accounted for around 27 percent of all deaths among children in refugee camps/settlements. This statistic shows the leading causes of death among children under five years in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022.
Leading causes of death among children under five in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022
"The data reflected in this report is from 172 refugee camps/settlements hosting over 5 million refugees in 21 countries using either the UNHCR integrated refugee health information system (iRHIS) or national health systems used in refugee camps, referred to as District Health Information System - DHIS2"
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UNHCR. (May 27, 2023). Leading causes of death among children under five in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445726/leading-causes-of-child-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/
UNHCR. "Leading causes of death among children under five in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022." Chart. May 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445726/leading-causes-of-child-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/
UNHCR. (2023). Leading causes of death among children under five in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445726/leading-causes-of-child-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/
UNHCR. "Leading Causes of Death among Children under Five in Refugee Camps/Settlements Worldwide in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445726/leading-causes-of-child-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/
UNHCR, Leading causes of death among children under five in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445726/leading-causes-of-child-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Leading causes of death among children under five in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022 [Graph], UNHCR, May 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445726/leading-causes-of-child-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/
