How Many Children Die Of Hunger
UNICEFs State of the World Report 2010 was compiled in August 2009. And that number dates from before the coronavirus pandemic. Starvation Wikipedia This fact represents a death every five seconds. How many children die of hunger . That phrase may sound mild but it means that those households dont have enough food for every family member to lead a healthy life. The figure of 10 seconds comes from a highly reputable source The Lancet who completed research that discovered more than 3 million children died of hunger in 2011. Today projections show that 18 million children could face hunger this year. An estimated 14 million children under the age of five worldwide suffer from severe acute malnutrition also known as severe wasting yet only 25 percent of severely malnourished children have access to lifesaving treatment. While nearly every state has pockets of great disadvantage these states struggle with child hunger the most. Not everyone realizes the gravity of the situatio...