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Protein-energy malnutrition: 3.3: ... air pollution causes the deaths of around ca. 7 million people worldwide each year, ... With an average of 123.6 deaths per ...
Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. [11] [12] Specifically, it is a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients which adversely affects the body's tissues and form. [13] Malnutrition is a category of diseases that includes undernutrition and ...
The combination of direct and indirect deaths from malnutrition caused by unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene practices is estimated to lead to 860,000 deaths per year in children under five years of age. [6]
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.
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]
Undernutrition is a contributory factor in the death of 3.1 million children under five every year. [5] The results also demonstrates that as global hunger levels have stabilized, however, despite some progress in specific areas such as stunting and exclusive breastfeeding, an alarming number of people still face food insecurity and malnutrition.
It is behind some 35,000 deaths annually. ... "Each year, norovirus is estimated to cause 125 million cases of foodborne illness and 35,000 deaths globally," the authors of the joint report added ...
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.