8 hunger facts

8 Hunger Facts(by July 2013)

Nguyen Dang TrangPhD studentRitsumeikan University

http://www.unicef.org/media/files/Child_Mortality_Report_2011_Final.pdf

Introduction

What is hunger?• A lack of food that can cause illness or death• Daily undernourishment

http://cdn.wfp.org/hungermap/

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98 % live in developing countries,

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Asia and the Pacific563 million hungry people

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http://www.unicef.org/media/files/Child_Mortality_Report_2011_Final.pdf

Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths

in children under five

http://www.unicef.org/media/files/Child_Mortality_Report_2011_Final.pdf

3.1 million children each year

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80 % of the world's stunted children live in just 20 countries.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673607616948

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66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry

Conclusion

References1. Source:State of Food Insecurity in the World,FAO, 20122. Source: State of Food Insecurity in the World, FAO, 20123. Source: State of Food Insecurity in the World, FAO, 20124. Source: Series on Maternal and Child Nutrition, The Lancet, 2013 5. Source: Global health Observatory, WHO, 2011 6. Source: Prevalence and Trends of Stunting among ... Children, Public Health Nutrition, 2012 7. Source: Maternal and Child Undernutrition: Effective Action at National Level,The Lancet, 2008 8. Source:Two Minutes to Learn About School Meals, WFP, 2012

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