
Leading causes of child death in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022
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.