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195 million The number of children in the developing world who are stunted is 195 million. |
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52 The per cent of women aged 15–49 years in developing countries (excluding China) who think that a husband is justified in hitting/beating his wife under certain circumstances is 52. |
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7 in 15 The number of countries in which children with signs of disability experience statistically significantly harsher forms of discipline is 7 in 15. |
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17.5 million The number of children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS was 17.5 million in 2008. |
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12 The number of developing countries and territories with secondary school participation ratios of 90 per cent or more is 12. |
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72 The percentage of all households in developing countries now consuming adequately iodized salt is 72. |
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150 million 150 million children 5-14 years old are engaged in child labour. |
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51 million The number of children unregistered at birth is 51 million. |
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million The number of women and girls in 29 countries who have experienced female genital mutilation/cutting is 70 million. |
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million The number of infants who are not protected from diseases by routine immunization
(DTP3) is 23.5 million. |
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36 In the developing world excluding China, the latest international estimates indicate
that 36 per cent of women aged 20–24 were married or in union before the age of 18. |
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38 Globally, 38 per cent of infants less than six months old are exclusively breastfed. |
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50 Fifty percent of girls and women aged 15-49 consider a husband justified in hitting his wife under certain circumstances. |
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81 Global coverage for DPT3 has slowly but steadily increased to 81 per cent in 2007, a remarkable improvement from 20 per cent in 1980. |
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34 As of 2007, 34 developing countries had reached the universal salt iodization target. |
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1 in 6 One in six children in developing countries is engaged in child labour. |
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10 Of the world’s 24 million children not immunized with DPT3, 17.5 million live in 10 countries. |
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1 in 3 One in three developing countries has birth registration rates of less than 50 per cent. |
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58 The percentage of children of secondary school age worldwide who attend secondary school is 58. |
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60 million Globally, over 60 million women aged 20–24 were married or in union before the age of 18. |
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36 The percentage of infants (0-5 months) exclusively breastfed in the developing world was 36 percent in 2006, up from 32 percent in 1996. |
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