Unicef Predicts 69 Million Children Could Die By 2030

In a report released on Tuesday, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) also said by 2030, as many as 69 million children could die from "preventable causes" before the age of five if political leaders fail to address global inequality and 167 million will be living in poverty.

An example was further cited that every day, 13-year old Birhanu Haftu, a young boy, walks four hours to fetch water in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Severe drought has hit this year and children such as him struggle to get an education being so stuck in poverty.


Nearly half are from Africa. Angola tops the list worldwide with 157 of 1,000 children under five years old dying annually as of 2015. It is closely followed by Chad at 139 and Somalia at 137 child deaths for every 1,000 children.  UNICEF added.