Hunger stats.
Hunger stats.
1 out of 6 children (roughly 100 million) in developing countries are underweight.
More than 900,000 people worldwide are fighting to survive in famine-like conditions.
Up to 828 million people go to bed hungry every night.
Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths in children under 5 = 3.1 million children each year.
Conflict is still the biggest driver of hunger, with 70% of the world's hungry people living in areas afflicted by war and violence.
According to recent estimates, 50 million people are facing emergency levels of hunger.
1 in 4 of the world's children are stunted. In developing countries the proportion can rise to 1 in 3.
An expected 345.2 million people projected to be food insecure in 2023 (more than double the number in 2020).
