Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2004. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2004. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Reuters NewMedia - December 9, 2004
The following are some key facts from the annual report.
*2.2 million children die each year through lack of routine immunization.
*1.4 million children die each year due to lack of access to safe water or sanitation.
*1.2 million children are trafficked each year.
*1.6 million children have been killed in wars since 1990.
*2 million children have been drawn into sex industry.
*10.6 million children died in 2003 before the age of five.
*2.1 million children under 14 are infected with HIV/AIDS.
*15 million children have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS.
*Estimated annual cost of meeting the eight Millennium Development Goals by 2015: $40-70 billion.
*World military spending in 2003: $956 billion.
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