World Hunger and Malnutrition Facts

• 11.3% of the world's population is hungry.

• Poverty is the main reason for hunger. The causes of poverty is lack of resources and conflict.

• About 10,000 children die everyday due to malnutrition and hunger.

• 98% of hunger deaths in the world exist in third world countries.

• About 3% of children in third world countries die of hunger and malnutrition under five years of age.

• 315,000 mothers die in childbirth per year. Most of these are because they lack important nutrients.

• Asia is the continent with the most hungry people, with over 500 million with lack of food.

• Hunger is the world's most solvable problem.

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