WORLD HUNGER FACTS
According to the United Nations:
- 10 children die every minute from malnutrition & hunger
- 14,400 children die daily from hunger-related causes
- 840 million people are severely undernourished
- 153 million of these are children under the age of 5
- 54 nations currently do not produce enough food to feed their populations
DOMESTIC HUNGER FACTS
- 15.5 million children under age 18 in the United States live in households unable to consistently access nutritious food necessary for healthy life
- 66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry