Family Snapshot

Odds that a member of an Iraqi family ...

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Published: Nov 28, 2007

Odds that a member of an Iraqi family ...

• has died as a result of the war: as high as 1 in 38 ... and died violently: 1 in 2
• doesn't get enough food: 1 in 6
• has access to clean water: 1 in 3
• has been displaced within Iraq: 1 in 11
• has left Iraq: 1 in 12

Odds that the father:

• has been killed: as high as 1 in 11
• is unemployed: 3 in 5
• has left the country if he is a doctor: 1 in 3

Odds that the daughter:

• is malnourished: 1 in 3
• was malnourished before 2003: 1 in 5

Odds that the mother:

• has been killed: as high as 1 in 10
• is her family's main breadwinner: 1 in 7

Odds that their 2-year-old child:

• was born under-weight: 1 in 7
• will die before the age of 5: 1 in 25

Odds that the son:

• has been exposed to a traumatic event in the past 2 years: 1 in 2

 

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