War has become the killing of children.

During WW1 the ratio of soldier to civilian deaths was 9:1
By WW2 that statistic increased to 1:1
In today’s wars, that ratio* has completely inverted to 1:9
*for every one combatant killed in war, nine civilians are killed—most of whom are children.

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SOURCES

Save the Children Fund, 2018 Annual Report

Body Count, Physicians for Social Responsibility, 2015

“Civilian Casualties in Modern War,” Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 8/28/2014

American Journal of Public Health, June, 2014

“Ethics and War,” Stanford/News Service, 1/24/2011

“Human Development Report,” U.N., 1998

“Impact of Armed Conflict on Children,” by Graca Machel, U.N. 1996

“Casualties of Conflict,” Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, 1991