International Hunger
Facts
About 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes. This
is down from 35,000 ten years ago, and 41,000 twenty years ago. Three-fourths
of the deaths are children under the age of five. The Hunger Project, United
Nations
Today 10% of children in developing countries die before the age of
five. This is down from 28% fifty years ago. CARE
Famine and wars cause just 10% of hunger deaths, although these tend to
be the ones you hear about most often. The majority of hunger deaths are caused
by chronic malnutrition. Families simply cannot get enough to eat. This in turn
is caused by extreme poverty. The Institute for Food and Development Policy
Besides death, chronic malnutrition also causes impaired vision,
listlessness, stunted growth and greatly increased susceptibility to disease. Severely
malnourished people are unable to function at even a basic level. United
Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
It is estimated that some 800 million people in the world suffer from
hunger and malnutrition, about 100 times as many as those who actually die from
it each year. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
According to the 1996 World Food Summit, 840 million people live in the condition
of chronic, persistent hunger, one-seventh of our human family. The vast
majority of hungry people live in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Often it takes just a few simple resources for impoverished people to be
able to grow enough food to become self-sufficient. These resources include
quality seeds, appropriate tools and access to water. Small improvements in
farming techniques and food storage methods are also helpful. Oxfam
Many hunger experts believe that ultimately the best way to reduce
hunger is through education. Educated people are best able to break out of the
cycle of poverty that causes hunger. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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