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In 2016, the WHO recorded 56.7 million deaths [3] with the leading cause of death as cardiovascular disease causing more than 17 million deaths (about 31% of the total) as shown in the chart to the side. In 2021, there were approx. 68 million deaths worldwide, as per WHO report. [4]
Disability-adjusted life year for nutritional deficiencies per 100,000 inhabitants in 2002. Nutritional deficiencies included: protein-energy malnutrition, iodine deficiency, vitamin A deficiency, and iron deficiency anaemia. [1]
Insufficient food intake and poor eating habits are common among older people. Most of California’s deaths from malnutrition last year occurred in people 85 and up.
Crude mortality rate refers to the number of deaths over a given period divided by the person-years lived by the population over that period. It is usually expressed in units of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year. The list is based on CIA World Factbook 2023 estimates, unless indicated otherwise.
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In the 2012 fiscal year, $74.6 billion in food assistance was distributed. [126] As of December 2012, 47.8 million Americans were receiving on average $133.73 per month in food assistance. [126] Despite efforts to increase uptake, an estimated 15 million eligible Americans are still not using the program.
The same year, an estimated 45% of deaths in children were linked to undernutrition. [26] [5] As of 2020, the prevalence of wasting among children under five in South Asia was reported to be 16% moderately or severely wasted. [24] As of 2022, UNICEF reported this prevalence as having slightly improved, but still being at 14.8%. [27]
The GHI is calculated annually, and its results appear in a report issued in October each year. The 2024 Global Hunger Index shows that progress in combating global hunger remains inadequate. Though some countries have made headway, the 2024 GHI score for the world is 18.3, which is considered moderate, and is down only slightly from the 2016 ...