Hunger is EVERYWHERE

Globally, an estimated 9 million people die each year from hunger and hunger-related causes—about 24,000 every day, roughly one death every 3.5 seconds (World Food Programme, 2021).

Even in a developed region like Minnesota, USA,
more than 300,000 children experience food insecurity

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What Is Hunger?

Hunger refers to a sustained lack of food and energy intake, and is a broader concept than...

Malnutrition

A condition of nutritional imbalance. Caused by inadequate intake of essential nutrients or deficiencies in specific nutrients.

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Starvation

A state of extreme life-threatening lack of food over an extended period. A critical situation where vital bodily functions begin to shut down.

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Famine

A large-scale food shortage at a regional or national level. Officially declared when FAO/IPCC thresholds are met.

What Makes Hunger a Global Crisis?

For children, hunger negatively affects health, learning, and future prospects, as it is linked to delayed development, chronic illnesses, and behavioral issues.

Chronic hunger increases the risk of long-term illnesses like diabetes and high blood pressure, while also contributing to broader declines in overall health and well-being.

Annual Global Deaths: Hunger vs Other Major Diseases

An estimated 9 million people die each year from hunger and hunger-related causes, more than three times the combined 2024 deaths from AIDS (630,000), malaria (610,000), and tuberculosis (1.23 million) (World Food Programme, 2021).

About 24,000 people die every day from hunger, roughly one every 3.5 seconds. Among children under five, undernutrition is linked to about 3.1 million deaths per year, one child every 10 seconds (World Food Programme, 2021).