According to data from 2022 from 172 refugee camps/settlements hosting over five million refugees in 21 countries, the leading cause of death among refugees in such places were neonatal conditions and malaria. That year, neonatal conditions accounted for around 11 percent of all deaths in refugee camps/settlements. This statistic shows the leading causes of death in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022.
Leading causes of death in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022
"The data reflected in this report is from 172 refugee camps/settlements hosting over 5 million refugees in 21 countries using either the UNHCR integrated refugee health information system (iRHIS) or national health systems used in refugee camps, referred to as District Health Information System - DHIS2"
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UNHCR. (May 27, 2023). Leading causes of death in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445723/leading-causes-of-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/
UNHCR. "Leading causes of death in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022." Chart. May 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445723/leading-causes-of-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/
UNHCR. (2023). Leading causes of death in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445723/leading-causes-of-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/
UNHCR. "Leading Causes of Death in Refugee Camps/Settlements Worldwide in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445723/leading-causes-of-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/
UNHCR, Leading causes of death in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445723/leading-causes-of-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/ (last visited July 21, 2024)
Leading causes of death in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022 [Graph], UNHCR, May 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445723/leading-causes-of-death-refugee-camps-settlements-worldwide/