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Table A01: Estimated number and weighted prevalence of internet-using children aged 12–17 who were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse in the year prior to being surveyed, by country (2020–2025). Country Number of children subjected to abuse Percantage of children subjected to abuse Armenia 9507 4.34 Brazil 3021468 18.46 Cambodia 341640 25.86 Colombia 848828 20.1 Dominican Republic 251981 21.9 Ethiopia 943567 28.62 Indonesia 2129202 8.82 Kenya 1292364 26.83 Malaysia 334808 12.22 Mexico 1556565 12.31 Montenegro 4804 10.27 Mozambique 807316 35.82 Namibia 52366 21.96 North Macedonia 11727 9.42 Pakistan 1197974 4.97 Philippines 4762012 42.51 Serbia 33884 8.98 Tanzania 457134 9.01 Thailand 917448 20.09 Uganda 913878 38.54 Viet Nam 430408 6.11 Sum 20318881 Average Percentage Through Children’s Eyes 18% Appendix 49

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Through Children’s Eyes: How Digital Technologies Enable Child Sexual Abuse

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Date Published: Sep 2, 2026

Abstract: Across 21 countries, an estimated 20 million children aged 12 to 17 – about 1 in 5 of the internet-using children in these countries – were sexually exploited or abused through digital technologies in a single year. They were targeted on digital platforms they used every day, sometimes by someone they already knew, and sometimes by someone they first met online. Many of these children did not seek help: less than 1 per cent of cases were reported to the police, a social worker or a helpline, and more than 4 in 10 cases were disclosed to no one at all. Children subjected to these forms of abuse were four times more likely to have suicidal thoughts and behaviours, four times more likely to self-harm and reported anxiety levels around 11 percentage points higher than their peers. The associations are deeply concerning, and these profound impacts can extend well beyond the immediate incident, affecting children’s schooling, relationships and everyday lives

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