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5 charts that reveal how bad child inequality is in the rich world

A child waits in line with her mother to receive goods from the Feed The Children relief organization

Some of the richest countries in the world are failing their children Image: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Stéphanie Thomson
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 Income inequality in households with children
Image: UNICEF
 Inequality in education
Image: UNICEF
 Inequality in child health
Image: UNICEF
 Inequality in children's life satisfaction
Image: UNICEF
 Childhood inequality in some of the world's richest countries
Image: UNICEF
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