Poverty Issues

Every six seconds a child dies because of hunger and related causes.

10.9 million children under five die in developing countries each year. Malnutrition and hunger-related diseases cause 60 percent of the deaths.

It is estimated that 684,000 child deaths worldwide could be prevented by increasing access to vitamin A and zinc.

1.02 billion people do not have enough to eat

More than 60 percent of chronically hungry people are women.

The number of undernourished people in the world increased by 75 million in 2007 and 40 million in 2008, largely due to higher food prices.

(Source: World Food Programme, 2010)