{"id":18174,"date":"2012-05-08T14:37:25","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T21:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?p=18174"},"modified":"2020-06-05T17:25:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T00:25:56","slug":"hungerfree-10-surprising-facts-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/blog\/hungerfree-10-surprising-facts-hunger","title":{"rendered":"#HungerFree: 10 surprising facts about hunger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[vc_row][vc_column_text el_class=”delta drop-caps”]These staggering facts about global hunger<\/a> speak for themselves. Read on to begin the countdown to a #HungerFree<\/a> world.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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  1. Hunger is the world’s number one health risk; it kills more people every year than AIDS<\/a>, malaria<\/a>, and tuberculosis<\/a> combined. (World Food Programme<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Some 925 million people are malnourished in the world today. (World Food Programme<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. One in seven people in the world will go to bed hungry tonight. (World Food Programme<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Children whose development is stunted by hunger and malnutrition lose 5–10% in lifetime earnings. (World Food Programme<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. If we spent U.S. $11.8 billion a year, we could reach 90% of stunted children in the 36 highest-burdened countries. This would cost less than the $13.6 billion U.S. consumers spend per year on potato and tortilla chips. (World Vision Child Health Now report)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. Worldwide, 115 million children under the age of 5 are underweight. (World Health Organization<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              1. Asia and the Pacific region is home to over half the world’s population — and nearly two-thirds of the world’s hungry people. (Food and Agriculture Organization<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. Supplementation with vitamins can reduce risk of child mortality from all causes by 23%. (2009 UNICEF report: Tracking Progress on Child and Maternal Nutrition<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  1. Iron deficiency is the most prevalent form of malnutrition worldwide, affecting an estimated 2 billion people. Eradicating iron deficiency can improve national productivity levels by as much as 20%. (World Health Organization<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    1. Some 1 million babies’ lives could be saved if all mothers were encouraged and supported to exclusively breastfeed for the first six months of life. (World Vision Child Health Now report)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                      Now that you know these hunger facts, what are you going to do about it? Here are some steps you can take right now:<\/h2>\n