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--goal-text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg16)"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-16-peace-justice-and-strong-institutions" class="goal-text svelte-9nscjm"><span class="goal-num svelte-9nscjm">16</span><span class="goal-name svelte-9nscjm">Peace, justice & strong institutions</span></a></li> <li class="goal-link svelte-9nscjm" alt="Partnerships for the goals" style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg17); --goal-text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg17)"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-17-partnerships-for-the-goals" class="goal-text svelte-9nscjm"><span class="goal-num svelte-9nscjm">17</span><span class="goal-name svelte-9nscjm">Partnerships for the goals</span></a></li> </ul> </nav></div></div></div> </nav> </header> <div class="content-nav svelte-n5348p"><nav class="sdg-nav svelte-1dwpntn"><a class="home svelte-1dwpntn" href="/sdgatlas/"><svg class="svelte-fa svelte-1cj2gr0" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-.125em;transform-origin:center;overflow:visible" viewBox="0 0 576 512" aria-hidden="true" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="translate(288 256)" transform-origin="144 0"><g transform="translate(0,0) scale(1,1)"><path d="M575.8 255.5c0 18-15 32.1-32 32.1h-32l.7 160.2c0 2.7-.2 5.4-.5 8.1V472c0 22.1-17.9 40-40 40H456c-1.1 0-2.2 0-3.3-.1c-1.4 .1-2.8 .1-4.2 .1H416 392c-22.1 0-40-17.9-40-40V448 384c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32H256c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32v64 24c0 22.1-17.9 40-40 40H160 128.1c-1.5 0-3-.1-4.5-.2c-1.2 .1-2.4 .2-3.6 .2H104c-22.1 0-40-17.9-40-40V360c0-.9 0-1.9 .1-2.8V287.6H32c-18 0-32-14-32-32.1c0-9 3-17 10-24L266.4 8c7-7 15-8 22-8s15 2 21 7L564.8 231.5c8 7 12 15 11 24z" fill="currentColor" transform="translate(-288 -256)"></path></g></g></svg></a> <p class="explore-sdgs svelte-1dwpntn"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Explore<br/>17 SDGs<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></p> <ul class="svelte-1dwpntn"><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg1); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg1)" alt="No poverty" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-1-no-poverty" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="No poverty">1</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-1-no-poverty" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">1</span> No poverty </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg2); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg2)" alt="Zero hunger" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-2-zero-hunger" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Zero hunger">2</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-2-zero-hunger" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">2</span> Zero hunger </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg3); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg3)" alt="Good health & well-being" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-3-good-health-and-well-being" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Good health & well-being">3</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-3-good-health-and-well-being" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">3</span> Good health & well-being </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg4); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg4)" alt="Quality education" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-4-quality-education" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Quality education">4</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-4-quality-education" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">4</span> Quality education </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg5); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg5)" alt="Gender equality" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-5-gender-equality" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Gender equality">5</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-5-gender-equality" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">5</span> Gender equality </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg6); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg6)" alt="Clean water & sanitation" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-6-clean-water-and-sanitation" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Clean water & sanitation">6</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-6-clean-water-and-sanitation" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">6</span> Clean water & sanitation </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg7); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg7)" alt="Affordable & clean energy" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-7-affordable-and-clean-energy" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Affordable & clean energy">7</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-7-affordable-and-clean-energy" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">7</span> Affordable & clean energy </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg8); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg8)" alt="Decent work & economic growth" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-8-decent-work-and-economic-growth" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Decent work & economic growth">8</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-8-decent-work-and-economic-growth" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">8</span> Decent work & economic growth </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg9); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg9)" alt="Industry, innovation & infrastructure" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-9-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Industry, innovation & infrastructure">9</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-9-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">9</span> Industry, innovation & infrastructure </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg10); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg10)" alt="Reduced inequalities" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-10-reduced-inequalities" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Reduced inequalities">10</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-10-reduced-inequalities" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">10</span> Reduced inequalities </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg11); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg11)" alt="Sustainable cities & communities" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Sustainable cities & communities">11</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">11</span> Sustainable cities & communities </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg12); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg12)" alt="Responsible consumption & production" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-12-responsible-consumption-and-production" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Responsible consumption & production">12</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-12-responsible-consumption-and-production" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">12</span> Responsible consumption & production </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg13); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg13)" alt="Climate action" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-13-climate-action" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Climate action">13</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-13-climate-action" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">13</span> Climate action </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg14); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg14)" alt="Life below water" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-14-life-below-water" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Life below water">14</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-14-life-below-water" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">14</span> Life below water </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg15); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg15)" alt="Life on land" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-15-life-on-land" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Life on land">15</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-15-life-on-land" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">15</span> Life on land </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg16); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg16)" alt="Peace, justice & strong institutions" class="svelte-1dwpntn active"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-16-peace-justice-and-strong-institutions" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Peace, justice & strong institutions">16</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-16-peace-justice-and-strong-institutions" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">16</span> Peace, justice & strong institutions </p></a> </li><li style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg17); --text-color: var(--color-un-text-sdg17)" alt="Partnerships for the goals" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><a href="/sdgatlas/goal-17-partnerships-for-the-goals" class="goal-number-static svelte-1dwpntn" aria-label="Partnerships for the goals">17</a> <a href="/sdgatlas/goal-17-partnerships-for-the-goals" aria-hidden="true" class="svelte-1dwpntn"><p class="pill svelte-1dwpntn" aria-hidden="true"><span class="goal-number svelte-1dwpntn">17</span> Partnerships for the goals </p></a> </li></ul></nav> <div class="content svelte-n5348p"><div name="top" class="banner svelte-7ufapi" style="--goal-color: var(--color-un-sdg16)"><div class="text svelte-7ufapi"><div class="title-container svelte-7ufapi"><div class="goal-title svelte-7ufapi"><p class="goal svelte-7ufapi">16</p> <h1 class="title svelte-7ufapi">Peace, justice & strong institutions</h1></div> <h2 class="story-title svelte-7ufapi">Violence across societies</h2></div> <div class="globe-container svelte-h97fkp" style="--globe-width: 0px; --max-globe-width: 520px"><div class="globier-container svelte-h97fkp"> <div class="value-container svelte-h97fkp"><p class="reference-label svelte-h97fkp">Worldwide</p> <div class="reference-value"></div> <p class="ref-data-description svelte-h97fkp"></p> </div></div> <div class="legend-container svelte-h97fkp"></div> </div> <div class="intro-container svelte-7ufapi"><p class="intro svelte-7ufapi"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->[goal: 16] calls for promoting peaceful and inclusive societies, providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions. Today, almost a billion people live in fragile and conflict-affected situations. In 2022, civilians across the world faced more than 116,000 violent events —a third of them in Ukraine.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></p> <div class="container intro svelte-1v47ieh" style="--sdg-color: var(--goal-color); --sdg-text-color : var(--color-un-text-sdg16"><span class="sdg-target svelte-1v47ieh">SDG Targets</span> covered in this story: <div class="summary svelte-1v47ieh"><span class="goal-target svelte-1v47ieh"><span class="goal">16.</span><span class="target">1</span></span> </div> </div></div></div></div> <a href="#page-start"><p class="read svelte-7ufapi">↓ Read the full story</p></a> <div class="banner-bottom svelte-7ufapi"><div class="logos svelte-7ufapi"><img title="logo" alt="SDG fund logo" src="/sdgatlas/assets/external/loop-header-footer/img/SDG-Fund-Logo.svg" class="svelte-7ufapi"> <img title="logo" alt="World Development Indicators Logo" src="/sdgatlas/assets/external/loop-header-footer/img/WDI-Logo.svg" class="svelte-7ufapi"> <img title="logo" alt="KDI School Logo" src="/sdgatlas/assets/external/loop-header-footer/img/KDI-School-Logo.png" class="svelte-7ufapi"></div> </div> <a name="page-start"></a> <div class="inner-content svelte-n5348p loading"><div class="empty svelte-n5348p"><div class="loading-container svelte-n5348p"><div class="loading svelte-1vykx8k" style="min-height: 60vh;"><img src="/sdgatlas/assets/images/tail-spin.svg" alt="Loading" class="svelte-1vykx8k"> <div style="display: flex"><div style="width: 75%"></div> <div style="width: 25%"></div></div> </div></div></div> <div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c0"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->[goal: 16] is about advancing just, peaceful, and inclusive societies and building effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions. The importance of safeguarding human life from violence has been recognized through [target: 16.1] which calls for significantly reducing all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere. In addition to the lives lost, homicide and armed conflict erode trust among citizens, undermine development efforts, and result in lost economic output.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c1"></a> <div class="subhed layout-main svelte-allwnz" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><h2 class="svelte-allwnz"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Deaths from homicide<!-- HTML_TAG_END --> </h2> </div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c2"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Every year hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are victims of homicide. Data on intentional homicide [footnote: Intentional homicide is defined as the unlawful killing of a person by another person where the intent of the perpetrator was to kill or seriously injure the victim. 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In these areas, both the victims and the perpetrators tend to be young men from disadvantaged backgrounds.[reference: UNODC. [link: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/global-study-on-homicide.html Global Study on Homicide 2019]]<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c5"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The global homicide rate has declined over the last decade. However, due to population growth, the total number of victims rose from approximately 421,000 in 2010 to 437,000 in 2020.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c6"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The regions with the highest homicide rates have a disproportionate number of victims compared with their population size: around 30 percent of all intentional homicides take place in Latin America & the Caribbean (a region with 8 percent of the global population). 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The country had the [emphasis: largest increase in the number of fatalities] (close to 5,000 additional victims) in the first year of the pandemic.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --> </div> </div><a name="c9s2"></a> <div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="scene svelte-fa5lga"><div class="content svelte-fa5lga" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><i>You can explore changes in other countries by hovering over the chart</i><!-- HTML_TAG_END --> </div> </div> </div></div></svelte-scroller-foreground> </svelte-scroller-outer> <p class="source-text svelte-bkupxm">Source: <!-- HTML_TAG_START -->[link: https://www.unodc.org/ UNODC], World Development Indicators ([link: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 VC.IHR.PSRC.P5])<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></p></div> </div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c10"></a> <div class="subhed layout-main svelte-allwnz" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><h2 class="svelte-allwnz"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The gender dimension of homicide<!-- HTML_TAG_END --> </h2> </div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c11"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->In most countries with available data, the male intentional homicide rate [footnote: Male victims of intentional homicide (rate per 100,000 population)] is higher than the female rate. 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var(--color-un-sdg16)"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The countries where the female rate is higher (Austria, Iceland, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Macao SAR China, Singapore, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Vanuatu) have total homicide rates far below the global average.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --> </div> </div><a name="c12s2"></a> <div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="scene svelte-fa5lga"><div class="content svelte-fa5lga" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->In Latin America & Caribbean, where the overall level of homicide is high, the gap between male and female rates tends to be large.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --> </div> </div> </div></div></svelte-scroller-foreground> </svelte-scroller-outer> <p class="source-text svelte-bkupxm">Source: <!-- HTML_TAG_START -->[link: https://www.unodc.org/ UNODC], World Development Indicators ([link: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.FE.P5 VC.IHR.PSRC.FE.P5]), ([link: 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Interpersonal violence is defined by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation as “death from intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, from another person or group not including military or police forces”.[reference: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, [link: https://www.healthdata.org/gbd Global Burden of Diseases]]<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c19"></a> <div class="side-by-side layout-full light default svelte-bkupxm" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><div class="scroller-container svelte-bkupxm"> <svelte-scroller-outer class="svelte-17jy5yq"><svelte-scroller-background-container class="background-container svelte-17jy5yq" style=" position: absolute; /* override with sticky if supported: */ position: sticky; top: 0; transform: translate(0, 0px); z-index: 1; "><svelte-scroller-background class="svelte-17jy5yq"><div class="left svelte-bkupxm" slot="background"><div class="causes_of_death vis-container svelte-x9jmks in-scroller" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><div class="internal-container svelte-x9jmks"><div class="title-container svelte-x9jmks"><h1 class="svelte-x9jmks">A large share of male deaths in Latin America & Caribbean are caused by interpersonal violence</h1> <h2 class="svelte-x9jmks"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Causes of death (%), 15-49 years<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></h2></div> <div class="vis svelte-x9jmks" role="img" aria-label="The scroller multiple column charts display the causes of death among men and women aged 15-49 years in percentage, with a focus on interpersonal violence. The first scene highlights the global level, where interpersonal violence accounts for only 4 percent of deaths. It then transitions to the Latin America & Caribbean column, where the proportion rises to 20 percent. Finally, the scene spotlights Honduras, where 28 percent of deaths result from interpersonal violence."><div class="loading svelte-1vykx8k" style="min-height: 60vh;"><img src="/sdgatlas/assets/images/tail-spin.svg" alt="Loading" class="svelte-1vykx8k"> <div style="display: flex"><div style="width: 75%"></div> <div style="width: 25%"></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="source svelte-x9jmks"> <span class="download-share svelte-x9jmks"><span class="download svelte-x9jmks borderless"><a class="download-icon svelte-x9jmks" data-customlink="download:vis-data-A large share of male deaths in Latin America & Caribbean are caused by interpersonal violence" href="/sdgatlas/data/goal16/goal16.causes_of_death_pivot.csv" aria-label="Download Data"><span aria-hidden="true">Data</span><svg class="svelte-fa svelte-1cj2gr0" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-.125em;transform-origin:center;overflow:visible" viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="translate(256 256)" transform-origin="128 0"><g transform="translate(0,0) scale(1,1)"><path d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32V274.7l-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7V32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64v32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64H448c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64V416c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64H346.5l-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352H64zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z" fill="currentColor" transform="translate(-256 -256)"></path></g></g></svg></a></span> <span class="download svelte-x9jmks"><a class="download-icon svelte-x9jmks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="Download Image"><span aria-hidden="true">Image</span><svg class="svelte-fa svelte-1cj2gr0" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-.125em;transform-origin:center;overflow:visible" viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="translate(256 256)" transform-origin="128 0"><g transform="translate(0,0) scale(1,1)"><path d="M0 96C0 60.7 28.7 32 64 32H448c35.3 0 64 28.7 64 64V416c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64H64c-35.3 0-64-28.7-64-64V96zM323.8 202.5c-4.5-6.6-11.9-10.5-19.8-10.5s-15.4 3.9-19.8 10.5l-87 127.6L170.7 297c-4.6-5.7-11.5-9-18.7-9s-14.2 3.3-18.7 9l-64 80c-5.8 7.2-6.9 17.1-2.9 25.4s12.4 13.6 21.6 13.6h96 32H424c8.9 0 17.1-4.9 21.2-12.8s3.6-17.4-1.4-24.7l-120-176zM112 192a48 48 0 1 0 0-96 48 48 0 1 0 0 96z" fill="currentColor" transform="translate(-256 -256)"></path></g></g></svg></a></span> <span class="share svelte-x9jmks"><a alt="Copy link to clipboard"><span aria-hidden="true">Copy Link</span><svg class="svelte-fa svelte-1cj2gr0" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-.125em;transform-origin:center;overflow:visible" viewBox="0 0 640 512" aria-hidden="true" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="translate(320 256)" transform-origin="160 0"><g transform="translate(0,0) scale(1,1)"><path d="M562.8 267.7c56.5-56.5 56.5-148 0-204.5c-50-50-128.8-56.5-186.3-15.4l-1.6 1.1c-14.4 10.3-17.7 30.3-7.4 44.6s30.3 17.7 44.6 7.4l1.6-1.1c32.1-22.9 76-19.3 103.8 8.6c31.5 31.5 31.5 82.5 0 114L405.3 334.8c-31.5 31.5-82.5 31.5-114 0c-27.9-27.9-31.5-71.8-8.6-103.8l1.1-1.6c10.3-14.4 6.9-34.4-7.4-44.6s-34.4-6.9-44.6 7.4l-1.1 1.6C189.5 251.2 196 330 246 380c56.5 56.5 148 56.5 204.5 0L562.8 267.7zM43.2 244.3c-56.5 56.5-56.5 148 0 204.5c50 50 128.8 56.5 186.3 15.4l1.6-1.1c14.4-10.3 17.7-30.3 7.4-44.6s-30.3-17.7-44.6-7.4l-1.6 1.1c-32.1 22.9-76 19.3-103.8-8.6C57 372 57 321 88.5 289.5L200.7 177.2c31.5-31.5 82.5-31.5 114 0c27.9 27.9 31.5 71.8 8.6 103.9l-1.1 1.6c-10.3 14.4-6.9 34.4 7.4 44.6s34.4 6.9 44.6-7.4l1.1-1.6C416.5 260.8 410 182 360 132c-56.5-56.5-148-56.5-204.5 0L43.2 244.3z" fill="currentColor" transform="translate(-320 -256)"></path></g></g></svg></a></span></span> </div> <p class="source-text svelte-x9jmks">Source: <!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, [link: https://www.healthdata.org/gbd Global Burden of Diseases]<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></p></div> </div></div></svelte-scroller-background></svelte-scroller-background-container> <svelte-scroller-foreground class="svelte-17jy5yq"><div class="right svelte-bkupxm" slot="foreground"><div class="right-inner svelte-bkupxm"><a name="c19s0"></a> <div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="scene svelte-fa5lga"><div class="content svelte-fa5lga" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Globally, slightly more than 4 percent of deaths between the ages of 15-49 resulted from [emphasis: interpersonal violence] in 2019 (latest data). 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This is also measured as part [target: 16.1].<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c21"></a> <div class="subhed layout-main svelte-allwnz" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><h2 class="svelte-allwnz"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->War and conflict<!-- HTML_TAG_END --> </h2> </div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c22"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->War inflicts suffering due to lives lost, but also causes severe damage to economies and infrastructure, setting back progress in all areas of development.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c23"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) keeps track of fatalities from organized violent events, which are defined as deaths resulting from battles, explosions/remote violence, and violence against civilians.[reference: [link: https://acleddata.com/acleddatanew/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ACLED_Codebook_v1_January-2021.pdf Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) Codebook]] The map below shows fatalities resulting from conflict (organized violent events) for each year between 2018 and 2022.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c24"></a> <div class="side-by-side layout-full light default svelte-bkupxm" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><div class="scroller-container svelte-bkupxm"> <svelte-scroller-outer class="svelte-17jy5yq"><svelte-scroller-background-container class="background-container svelte-17jy5yq" style=" position: absolute; /* override with sticky if supported: */ position: sticky; top: 0; transform: translate(0, 0px); z-index: 1; "><svelte-scroller-background class="svelte-17jy5yq"><div class="left svelte-bkupxm" slot="background"><div class="events_and_fatalities_map vis-container svelte-x9jmks in-scroller" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><div class="internal-container svelte-x9jmks"><div class="title-container svelte-x9jmks"><h1 class="svelte-x9jmks">Many people die as a result of armed conflict</h1> <h2 class="svelte-x9jmks"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Number of reported fatalities from organized violent events (2018-2022)<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></h2></div> <div class="vis svelte-x9jmks" role="img" aria-label="The scroller dot map displays the number of reported fatalities from organized violent events between 2018 and 2022. 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0-204.5c-50-50-128.8-56.5-186.3-15.4l-1.6 1.1c-14.4 10.3-17.7 30.3-7.4 44.6s30.3 17.7 44.6 7.4l1.6-1.1c32.1-22.9 76-19.3 103.8 8.6c31.5 31.5 31.5 82.5 0 114L405.3 334.8c-31.5 31.5-82.5 31.5-114 0c-27.9-27.9-31.5-71.8-8.6-103.8l1.1-1.6c10.3-14.4 6.9-34.4-7.4-44.6s-34.4-6.9-44.6 7.4l-1.1 1.6C189.5 251.2 196 330 246 380c56.5 56.5 148 56.5 204.5 0L562.8 267.7zM43.2 244.3c-56.5 56.5-56.5 148 0 204.5c50 50 128.8 56.5 186.3 15.4l1.6-1.1c14.4-10.3 17.7-30.3 7.4-44.6s-30.3-17.7-44.6-7.4l-1.6 1.1c-32.1 22.9-76 19.3-103.8-8.6C57 372 57 321 88.5 289.5L200.7 177.2c31.5-31.5 82.5-31.5 114 0c27.9 27.9 31.5 71.8 8.6 103.9l-1.1 1.6c-10.3 14.4-6.9 34.4 7.4 44.6s34.4 6.9 44.6-7.4l1.1-1.6C416.5 260.8 410 182 360 132c-56.5-56.5-148-56.5-204.5 0L43.2 244.3z" fill="currentColor" transform="translate(-320 -256)"></path></g></g></svg></a></span></span> </div> <p class="source-text svelte-x9jmks">Source: <!-- HTML_TAG_START -->[link: https://acleddata.com/ ACLED]<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></p></div> 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It is estimated that an additional seven million Ukrainians (of a population of 44 million) were pushed into poverty in 2022, undermining more than 15 years of progress in poverty reduction.[reference: [link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/ukraine/overview The World Bank - Ukraine]]<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c31"></a> <div class="ukraine_gdp_growth vis-container main svelte-x9jmks" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><div class="internal-container svelte-x9jmks"><div class="title-container svelte-x9jmks"><h1 class="svelte-x9jmks">The war has had a devastating impact on Ukraine’s economy</h1> <h2 class="svelte-x9jmks"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->GDP growth<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></h2></div> <div class="vis svelte-x9jmks" role="img" aria-label="The line chart shows the estimated and projected annual percentage growth rate of GDP in Ukraine from 2018 to 2024."><div class="loading svelte-1vykx8k" style="min-height: 60vh;"><img src="/sdgatlas/assets/images/tail-spin.svg" alt="Loading" class="svelte-1vykx8k"> <div style="display: flex"><div style="width: 75%"></div> <div style="width: 25%"></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="source svelte-x9jmks"> <span class="download-share svelte-x9jmks"><span class="download svelte-x9jmks borderless"><a class="download-icon svelte-x9jmks" data-customlink="download:vis-data-The war has had a devastating impact on Ukraine’s economy" href="/sdgatlas/data/goal16/goal16.ukraine_gdp_growth.csv" aria-label="Download Data"><span aria-hidden="true">Data</span><svg class="svelte-fa svelte-1cj2gr0" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-.125em;transform-origin:center;overflow:visible" viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="translate(256 256)" transform-origin="128 0"><g transform="translate(0,0) scale(1,1)"><path d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32V274.7l-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7V32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64v32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64H448c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64V416c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64H346.5l-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352H64zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z" fill="currentColor" transform="translate(-256 -256)"></path></g></g></svg></a></span> <span class="download svelte-x9jmks"><a class="download-icon svelte-x9jmks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="Download Image"><span aria-hidden="true">Image</span><svg class="svelte-fa svelte-1cj2gr0" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-.125em;transform-origin:center;overflow:visible" viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="translate(256 256)" transform-origin="128 0"><g transform="translate(0,0) scale(1,1)"><path d="M0 96C0 60.7 28.7 32 64 32H448c35.3 0 64 28.7 64 64V416c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64H64c-35.3 0-64-28.7-64-64V96zM323.8 202.5c-4.5-6.6-11.9-10.5-19.8-10.5s-15.4 3.9-19.8 10.5l-87 127.6L170.7 297c-4.6-5.7-11.5-9-18.7-9s-14.2 3.3-18.7 9l-64 80c-5.8 7.2-6.9 17.1-2.9 25.4s12.4 13.6 21.6 13.6h96 32H424c8.9 0 17.1-4.9 21.2-12.8s3.6-17.4-1.4-24.7l-120-176zM112 192a48 48 0 1 0 0-96 48 48 0 1 0 0 96z" fill="currentColor" transform="translate(-256 -256)"></path></g></g></svg></a></span> <span class="share svelte-x9jmks"><a alt="Copy link to clipboard"><span aria-hidden="true">Copy Link</span><svg class="svelte-fa svelte-1cj2gr0" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-.125em;transform-origin:center;overflow:visible" viewBox="0 0 640 512" aria-hidden="true" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="translate(320 256)" transform-origin="160 0"><g transform="translate(0,0) scale(1,1)"><path d="M562.8 267.7c56.5-56.5 56.5-148 0-204.5c-50-50-128.8-56.5-186.3-15.4l-1.6 1.1c-14.4 10.3-17.7 30.3-7.4 44.6s30.3 17.7 44.6 7.4l1.6-1.1c32.1-22.9 76-19.3 103.8 8.6c31.5 31.5 31.5 82.5 0 114L405.3 334.8c-31.5 31.5-82.5 31.5-114 0c-27.9-27.9-31.5-71.8-8.6-103.8l1.1-1.6c10.3-14.4 6.9-34.4-7.4-44.6s-34.4-6.9-44.6 7.4l-1.1 1.6C189.5 251.2 196 330 246 380c56.5 56.5 148 56.5 204.5 0L562.8 267.7zM43.2 244.3c-56.5 56.5-56.5 148 0 204.5c50 50 128.8 56.5 186.3 15.4l1.6-1.1c14.4-10.3 17.7-30.3 7.4-44.6s-30.3-17.7-44.6-7.4l-1.6 1.1c-32.1 22.9-76 19.3-103.8-8.6C57 372 57 321 88.5 289.5L200.7 177.2c31.5-31.5 82.5-31.5 114 0c27.9 27.9 31.5 71.8 8.6 103.9l-1.1 1.6c-10.3 14.4-6.9 34.4 7.4 44.6s34.4 6.9 44.6-7.4l1.1-1.6C416.5 260.8 410 182 360 132c-56.5-56.5-148-56.5-204.5 0L43.2 244.3z" fill="currentColor" transform="translate(-320 -256)"></path></g></g></svg></a></span></span> </div> <p class="source-text svelte-x9jmks">Source: <!-- HTML_TAG_START -->World Bank. World Development Indicators [link: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG]), Global Economic Prospects (NYGDPMKTPKDZ)<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></p></div> </div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c32"></a> <div class="subhed layout-main svelte-allwnz" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><h2 class="svelte-allwnz"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Fragile and conflict-affected situations<!-- HTML_TAG_END --> </h2> </div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c33"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Countries experiencing violent conflict or grappling with institutional and social fragility face severe difficulties in addressing important development challenges, such as ending extreme poverty, combating climate change, and protecting the most vulnerable members of society.[reference: The World Bank [link: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/3c335532-5484-51a4-a16f-78399ab2f025 Fragility, Conflict & Violence ]]<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c34"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->As of 2022, a total of 37 countries or territories (with approximately one billion people) were classified as fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) by the World Bank. These economies face high levels of institutional and social fragility or are affected by violent conflict.[reference: [link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/fragilityconflictviolence/brief/harmonized-list-of-fragile-situations Classification of Fragility and Conflict Situations for World Bank Group Engagement]] More than two-thirds of these economies (25 out of 37) are in Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East & North Africa.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c35"></a> <div class="people_in_fragile_conflict vis-container content svelte-x9jmks" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><div class="internal-container svelte-x9jmks"><div class="title-container svelte-x9jmks"><h1 class="svelte-x9jmks">Almost a billion people live in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS)</h1> <h2 class="svelte-x9jmks"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Number of people living in FCS<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></h2></div> <div class="vis svelte-x9jmks" role="img" aria-label="The choropleth bubble map showcases countries classified as fragile and conflict-affected situations, along with the corresponding population residing in those countries. 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[link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/fragilityconflictviolence/brief/harmonized-list-of-fragile-situations Classification of Fragility and Conflict Situations for World Bank Group Engagement]<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></p></div> </div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c36"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->More than 40 percent of people living in extreme poverty are in countries with fragile and conflict-affected situations, and by the end of the decade, this is expected to grow to almost 60 percent. [reference: Corral, Paul; Irwin, Alexander; Krishnan, Nandini; Mahler, Daniel Gerszon; Vishwanath, Tara. 2020. [link: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/3c335532-5484-51a4-a16f-78399ab2f025 Fragility and Conflict: On the Front Lines of the Fight against Poverty] Washington, DC: World Bank. 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[link: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/3c335532-5484-51a4-a16f-78399ab2f025 Fragility and Conflict: On the Front Lines of the Fight against Poverty] Washington, DC: World Bank. (updated data as of February 2023)]<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></p></div> </div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c38"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->According to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report, food insecurity doubled from 46 million in 2019 to 91 million in 2022 for those currently living in low-income countries that also classify as fragile situations.[reference: World Bank Group [link: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/59695a57-f323-5fa8-8c6f-d58bfa8918cd Global Economic Prospects (January 2023)]]<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c39"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The price of many food staples has increased as a result of the pandemic and trade restrictions stemming from the war in Ukraine. Those most impacted by food insecurity have been those displaced or difficult to reach in conflict situations. The impact can be especially dire on children, as prolonged malnutrition can have severe impacts on mental and physical development.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c40"></a> <div class="food_insecurity_fcs vis-container main svelte-x9jmks" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><div class="internal-container svelte-x9jmks"><div class="title-container svelte-x9jmks"><h1 class="svelte-x9jmks">In poor countries most people facing food insecurity are in fragile or conflict affected situations</h1> <h2 class="svelte-x9jmks"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Number of people facing food insecurity in low income countries<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></h2></div> <div class="vis svelte-x9jmks" role="img" aria-label="The stacked bar chart displays the number of people facing food insecurity in fragile Low-Income Countries (LIC) compared to other LICs from 2019 to 2022."><div class="loading 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HTML_TAG_END --></p></div> </div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c41"></a> <div class="text-block layout-main svelte-qvzwez"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Through years of ongoing conflict, Yemen has been suffering from one of the most dire food emergencies in the world. Approximately 17 million people (about half the country’s population) are facing food insecurity or emergency. In some areas of the country, as many as two thirds of people suffer from inadequate food consumption.[footnote: Inadequate food consumption is defined as the percent of households with a [link: https://resources.vam.wfp.org/data-analysis/quantitative/food-security/food-consumption-score Food Consumption Score] (FCS) ≤42][reference: [link: https://dataviz.vam.wfp.org/version2/reports/yemen/yemen-food-security-and-market-monitoring-dec-2022 The World Food Programme]] Macroeconomic crises, volatile food prices, flooding and drought have compounded the crisis.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></div><div class="observer navigation-highlights svelte-n5348p"></div> <div class="observer loading svelte-n5348p"></div> <a name="c42"></a> <div class="yemen vis-container content svelte-x9jmks" style="--goal-color : var(--color-un-sdg16)"><div class="internal-container svelte-x9jmks"><div class="title-container svelte-x9jmks"><h1 class="svelte-x9jmks">Yemen is facing dire levels of food insecurity</h1> <h2 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