World hunger on the rise
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The number of people going hungry has risen for the third year running to more than 820 million, according to a UN report which finds that conflict, climate change and weak economic growth are to blame
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NUMBER OF UNDERNOURISHED (2010-18)
                                   Millions 
17                                  1,107
15                                    977
13                                    847
11                                    717
9                                     587
7                                     475
   2010 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2018*


10.6% 10.7% 10.8%

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Undernourished (millions) 
Prevalence (percentage)

2018: 821.6m people or 11% of population – back to 2010 levels

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World population 7,632.8 
Undernourished     821.6
Asia               513.9
Africa             256.1
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DISTRIBUTION OF UNDERNOURISHED
(millions, 2018*)

Africa and Asia account for more than nine out of ten of the world’s stunted children, at 39.5% and 54.9% respectively
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Latin America & Caribbean 42.5
Oceania, Northern          6.5
America, Europe         
Other                      2.6

* Values for 2018 are projections
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Source: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019, United Nations
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