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Domestic Hunger Facts

More than 50 million people, including 17.2 million children - live in households that experience food insecurity, meaning that they go without food and/or need to rely from time to time on emergency food sources. This represents more than one in ten households in the United States (10.9 percent).

12.2 million adults and 5.4 million children in U.S. households experience "very low food security" or hunger. People in these households frequently skip meals or eat too little, sometimes going without food for a whole day.

Research shows that preschool and school-aged children who experience severe hunger have higher levels of chronic illness, anxiety, depression and behavior problems than children that are well fed.

International Hunger Facts

923 million people across the world are hungry.

Every day, almost 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes – one child every five seconds.

1.4 billion people live below the international poverty line, earning less than $1.25 per day.

Among this group of poor people, many have problems obtaining adequate, nutritious food for themselves and their families. As a result, 820 million people in the developing world are undernourished. They consume less than the minimum amount of calories essential for sound health and growth.

For more information visit our Food Security Learning Center