Today is International Day of Families. No family is perfect, but remember that not everyone is lucky to have at least one. So here are some therible facts about the globe:
8.5 % OF CHILDREN UNDER 5 DIE
In Burkina Faso, a shocking 8.5 per cent of children will die before reaching their fifth birthday; in Haiti, it’s 6.7 per cent. For comparison, in Australia, the same figure is 0.4 per cent.
153 MILLION ORPHANS WORLDWIDE
According to UNICEF it is estimated that there are about 153 million orphans worldwide. And almost 5700 children become orphans every day due to war, natural disaster, poverty, disease, stigma and medical needs.
1 CHILD DIES EVERY 17 SECONDS
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2017, 15,000 children under the age of 5 died every day; that is equivalent to 1 child every 17 seconds. 2.7 million children die every year in the first month of life.
60 % OF GIRLS BECOME SEX SLAVES
60 % of orphan girls will become victims of the sex trade. 10-15 % or orphan children will commit suicide before age 18. 70% of orphan boys in Eastern Europe will become criminals.
Many families across the world have issues they deal with such as poverty, unemployment, child rearing and lack of proper health care. International Day of Families brings together governments and other not for profit organizations to reiterate on how these issues can be dealt with.
Main sources: un.org, compassion.com.au, orphanslifeline.org
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