Hunger in the world
Africa is the continent that has the highest prevalence of undernourishment. According to Mercy Corps, in sub-Saharan Africa, 243 million people face hunger. In addition, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that, in Eastern Africa, 30.8% of the population is undernourished due to the climate change, conflits and the economic slowdowns.
Africa is the continent that has the highest prevalence of undernourishment. According to Mercy Corps, in sub-Saharan Africa, 243 million people face hunger. In addition, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that, in Eastern Africa, 30.8% of the population is undernourished due to the climate change, conflits and the economic slowdowns.
- According to WHO, the largest numbers of undernourished people in the world are in Asia, more than 500 million. Besides that, Mercy Corps affirms that hunger affects mostly the southern countries, like Indonesia, where 37.2% of children under 5 are stunted.
The hungry ones are most numerous in Asia, but expanding fastest in Africa. The two continents together represent more that 85% of the hunger population in the world.
The hungry ones are most numerous in Asia, but expanding fastest in Africa. The two continents together represent more that 85% of the hunger population in the world.
FACTS AND CURIOSITIES:
FACTS AND CURIOSITIES:
- Sixty percent of the world's hungry are women and girls. (Mercy Corps)
- Asia and Africa are home to nearly three-quarters of all overweight children worldwide, largely driven by consumption of unhealthy diets. (WHO)
- Babies born with low birth weight: 20.5 million (one in every seven) (WHO)
- Children under 5 affected by wasting (low weight-for-height): 49.5 million (7.3%) (WHO)