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| Table 1. Recent Estimates of World Hunger |
| Dimension of Hunger | Population
Affected | Year | Source |
| (millions) | (percent) | | |
| STARVATION |
| Famine (population at risk) | 15-35 | 0.3-0.7 |
1992 | WHP |
| Related deaths per year | 0.15-0.25 |
<=.01% | 1990s | RPG |
| UNDERNUTRITION (chronic and seasonal) |
| Household | 786 | 20 | 1988-
90 | FAO |
| Children | 184 | 34 |
1990 | ACC/SCN |
| MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES |
| Iron deficiency (women aged 15-49) | 370 |
42 | 1980s | ACC/SCN |
| Iodine deficiency (goiter) | 655 | 12 |
1980s | ACC/SCN |
Vitamin A deficiency
(children under 5 yrs of age) | 14 | 3 |
1980s | ACC/SCN |
| NUTRIENT-DEPLETING ILLNESS |
Diarrhea, measles, malaria
(deaths of children under 5) | 4.7 | 0.7 |
1990s | UNICEF |
| Parasites (infected population)a |
| Roundworm | 785-1,300 | 15-25 |
1980s | WB |
| Hookworm | 700-900 | 13-17 |
1980s | WB |
| Whipworm | 500-750 | 10-14 |
1980s | WB |
a Includes those people expected to have
multiple infections.
Sources: ACC/SCN (Advisory Committee on Coordination--Subcommittee
on Nutrition of the
United Nations); FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations);
RPG
(Refugee Policy Group); WHP (World Hunger Program, Brown University);
WB (World Bank).
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