Worldwide Hunger Facts
- Each day, the lives of 25,000 people are claimed by hunger and poverty.
- Due to a lack of food, 500 million people will not survive to childbearing age. Most of those who die from starvation will be under the age of 5.
- More than 840 million people in the world are malnourished. That’s 1/3 of the world’s population.
- More than 153 million of the world’s malnourished are small children.
- Malnourished children perform significantly lower in math and language skills than well-nourished children.
- Malnutrition plays a part in more than half of all child deaths worldwide.
- Across Africa, 200 million people remain chronically malnourished.
- There are currently 54 nations that do not produce enough food to feed their population.
- On average, the number of chronically hungry people worldwide is growing by 4 million a year.
