Millions of the world’s poorest urban children are more likely to die young and less likely to complete primary school than their rural peers—UNICEF
The poorest urban children in 1 in 4 countries are more likely to die before their fifth birthday than the poorest children in rural areas. And the poorest urban children in 1 in 6 countries are less likely to complete primary school than their counterparts in rural areas, according to a new UNICEF report released today.