Malnourishment & Hunger

by: Group 5
Fatima Jean Garcia, Janine Tayag
Channel Manlapaz & Jorgie Guzman

Malnutrition and hunger are a major problem around the world, especially in the
developing world and in developing countries, where they kill millions of people
every year. Despite advances in science and medicine and continued assistance from
developed countries, the problem remains extremely serious. In this infographic we
look at how big the global hunger problem will be in 2021.

The causes of Hunger and malnourishment

Hunger and malnourishment is strongly interconnected with poverty,

and it involves interactions among an array of social, political,
demographic, and societal factors.

Hunger & Malnourishment is the world's no. 1 health risk

Hunger and Malnourishment kills more people worldwide each year
than aids, malaria and tuberculosis combined.

As much as NINETY
SEVEN%

97%
LIVE IN UNDER-DEVELOPED 820 MILLION
COUNTRIES PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO EAT

undernourishment is down from 1 billion in 1992 to

820 million today, a fall of 17 percent; however,

164 million people are 98 million people especially 53 million people wasted
stunted due to chronic children are underweight due to acute malnutrition
malnutrition and hunger and hunger WHO, 2013

5 MILLION CHILD DEATHS

EACH YEAR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CAN

BE ATTRIBUTED TO MALNUTRITION &
HUNGER

70% OF THE WORLD'S

UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN
LIVE IN JUST 10 COUNTRIES
MORE THAN 50% OF THOSE ARE IN SOUTH ASIA ALONE

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 Most of the world's undernourished people are still found in Southern Asia, followed by
sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean

EASTERN
ASIA
LATIN AMERICA
AND THE SOUTHERN 167
CARIBBEAN
SUB-SAHARAN ASIA million
47 AFRICA
295
MILLION 223 MILLION
MILLION
110 MILLION IN OTHER REGIONS

There is no "ideal" diet that is right for everyone

While individual nutritional and dietary need vary with age, sex health, status and activity
levels, most general dietary advice for adults recommends the following:

Eat starchy
Eat variety of fruits Eat legumes
carbohydrates as
and vegetables regularly
the basis of most meals
every day

Consume milk and Eat meat, poultry, Choose moderate

milk products eggs and fish amounts of fats and
regularly regularly oils in your diet

Drink plenty Maintain energy

Get regular
of water balance to keep a
exercise
every day healthy body weight
 Limit consumption
Limit Limit
of sugar, sugary
consumption of consumption of
foods and
salt alcohol
beverages

THE WORLD PRODUCES ENOUGH FOOD EACH

YEAR TO FEED EVERYONE LIVING ON EARTH

ENOUGH IS PRODUCED EACH & EVERY YEAR TO

PROVIDE AT LEAST 2,720 KILOCALORIES PER
PERSON EVERY DAY.

"Investing in nutrition makes economic sense as it

improves productivity and economic growth and
promotes the health of the nation."

References

Key facts on hunger and malnutrition | FAO

www.redanywhere.co.uk
www.fao.org/icn2
www.statista.com/chart/15477/the-number-of-malnourished-people-worldwide/
www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/analysis-time-running-out-country-hungry-
children