In 2022, Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for more than half of the global deaths of children under the age of five. The region has the highest poverty rates worldwide. Nevertheless, global child mortality rates fell steadily since the millennium.
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Distribution of child deaths worldwide in 2022, by region
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UNICEF. (March 11, 2024). Distribution of child deaths worldwide in 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458272/child-mortality-region-world/
UNICEF. "Distribution of child deaths worldwide in 2022, by region." Chart. March 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458272/child-mortality-region-world/
UNICEF. (2024). Distribution of child deaths worldwide in 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458272/child-mortality-region-world/
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Distribution of child deaths worldwide in 2022, by region [Graph], UNICEF, March 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458272/child-mortality-region-world/
