Seventy Six Percent of Children Exposed to Extreme High Temperatures in South Asia

South Asia has the highest percentage of children exposed to extremely high temperatures, compared to all other regions, according to a UNICEF analysis.

UNICEF estimates that 76 per cent of children under 18 in South Asia – 460 million – are exposed to extreme high temperatures where 83 or more days in a year exceed 35°C. This means that 3 in 4 children in South Asia are already exposed to extreme high temperature compared to only 1 in 3 children (32 per cent) globally. The analysis is of 2020 data, the latest available.

Read more about the issue on UNICEF’s website here.