THE Gaza genocide is likely one of the leading causes of child death in the world, academics have found.

A stark study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health found that the middle estimate of genocide-related deaths in Gaza put it among the top causes of child mortality globally in 2024.

Researchers said that the upper estimate of deaths of Gazans under the age of 15 would make it by far the most prominent cause of death for children last year, at a rate of 104.36 deaths per 1000 population.

The medium estimate, with a death rate of 41.74 among children caused by the genocide in Gaza, would put it ahead of other common causes of child death such as respiratory infection and tropical diseases.

Bombed out buildings in Gaza (Image: PA Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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