Facts About Children in Afghanistan «

By admin Saturday April 25, 2009

Afghanistan’s infant and under-five mortality rates are among the highest in the world.
20% of children die before their first birthday, mostly from preventable diseases; such Diarrhea, respiratory infections, malaria and malnutrition.
There are an estimated 8,000 child soldiers in the country.
There is a large gender gap in school enrollment; in many provinces, girls rarely attend school at all.
Child kidnapping and trafficking are common in the northern and northeastern regions of the country. Many children are seized for their income-generating abilities.
1 out of every 3 child (over 1 million children) have lost one or both parents;
50% of children suffer from chronic malnutrition;
About half the 200,000 landmine victims are children; Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world (over 7 million landmines);
More than 66% children have witnessed a violent death; after decades of exposure to violence many children suffer from psychosocial trauma.