The State of the World's Children 2005
Childhood Under Threat

Unicef has released The State of the World’s Children 2005 report which focuses on how poverty, conflict and HIV/AIDS threaten the ideal of childhood as a time for children to grow and develop to their full potential.

The rights of over 1 billion children are violated because they are denied of one or more of the basic services required to survive, grow and develop. Millions of children are growing up in families and communities torn apart by armed conflict.

Every year, The State of the World’s Children report presents the latest economic and social indicators on the countries and territories of the world, with particular reference to children’s well-being.

You can access and download the data in various formats: standalone database, PDF or Excel spreadsheets.

Database
The statistical tool is a web application which allows you to easily organize and display development indicators and generate tables for reports and presentations.

Download the 10 statistical tables in one single file [PDF, 244 KB] or as individual Excel spreadsheets below.

You can also use the statistical tool , a web application which allows you to easily organize and display development indicators and generate tables for reports and presentations

Download the full report [PDF, 3.2 MB]

(PDF as of 29 October. Please check UNICEF website for possible late updates.)

Chapters

Download the 5 chapters of the report in one single file [PDF, 2.7 MB].

Chapter 1. Childhood under threat
Chapter 2. Children living in poverty
Chapter 3. Children caught up in conflict
Chapter 4. Children orphaned or made vulnerable by AIDS
Chapter 5. Advancing childhood, advancing humanity

Maps

Download the 4 maps in one single file [PDF, 1.5 MB].

Map 1. When 1 + 1 is more than 2
Poverty, conflict and HIV/AIDS are the most significant threats to childhood. When two or even all three coincide, the impact on children’s lives is devastating.

Map 2. Childhood under threat: poverty
Poverty severely compromises the rights of over 1 billion children by threatening their survival and development.

Map 3. Childhood under threat: conflict
Hundreds of thousands of children are caught up in conflict as soldiers, refugees or internally displaced persons. Countless others suffer sexual violence, abuse and exploitation.

Map 4. Childhood under threat: HIV/AIDS
For millions of children HIV/AIDS results in the loss of their caregivers, lack of an education, vulnerability to abuse and even death.