children below age represent of the total population of these countries the countries included in the analysis have experienced a large population growth over the last decades and the trend is expected to continue population projections show a doubling of the african population between and predicting that of all children under will be found on the african continent by unicef on the one hand the results show the total deprivation of all children in the selected subsaharan african countries while on the other hand the findings function as a comparison of childrens deprivation levels between countries