Hunger mortality statistics
- On average, a person dies every second as a result of starvation - 3,600 every hour - 86,400 each day - 31,536,000 million each year - 58% of all deaths (2001-2004 estimates).
- On the average, a child under five dies every 5 seconds as a result of starvation - 700 every hour - 16,000 each day - 6 million each year - 60% of all child deaths (2002-2008 estimates).