World Hunger

Facts on World Hunger

• More than 840 million people in the world are undernourished. More than 153 million of them are under the age of 5 years.
• The richest 5% of the world's population have incomes 114 times larger than the incomes of the poorest 5% of the population.
• Of the 6.2 billion people in today's world, 1.2 billion live on less than $1 per day.
• In developing countries, 91 children out of 1,000 die before their fifth birthday.
• More than 113 million children in the developing world are without access to basic education and schooling.
• A 1995 study by Tufts University estimates that 20 to 30 million Americans are too poor to meet their monthly expenses and buy enough food to live healthy, productive lives.
• Malnutrition contributes to the death of 11,000 children each day, according to statistics from the United Nations.
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