The shocking facts behind world hunger.....
- 15 million children die each year from hunger
- 33% of the world is considered to be starving
- There are 3.6 seconds between deaths of people who die from hunger
- 800 million people in the world struggle with starvation and malnutrition
- 936 million people do no have enough to eat
- 98% of people living in developing countries do not have enough to eat
- 20,864 people die from hunger each day
- 11% of U.S. households are at risk of hunger
Although many readers find these statistics to be sad and depressing I chose this set of data because hunger is a worldly issue that many people die from and these statistics show how many deaths happen each year and each day and that more people should be aware. I found this data on a statistics website that is used across the world to show readers statistics about everything, so I believe this source is very reliable because people rely on it across the world for statistics, financials, numbers and rankings and it is a very well known website. This data is complete because the statistics are up to date and it gives an overall outlook of the cause and effects of world hunger.
Many insights are gained based off of this data. The cause of the 15 million children dying is probably due to the fact that many families are living in poverty and have many children per household. In my book the author talks about interviewing a family that lives in Mt. Kilamanjaro and the mom has 15 children but cannot afford food for any of them and many of them have died. 800 million people are struggling with starvation because of the lack of income per family and therefor a plethora of kids are not able to receive meals every day and neither are the parents.
This set of data helps the reader understand the global issue of world hunger. Since each statistic is so shocking it makes the reader want to know why the numbers are so large so they research it more and realize that this starvation is a problem that needs to be more well known. Readers can learn about how many deaths are actually caused just from starvation. This data will enhance their understanding of the topic.
One thing I would like to see different about this data is to show how many children are starving that have single mother or who are homeless or have two parents. This would show more information about the income situation and the reader could receive a better insight.
Citation "World Hunger Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. <http://www.statisticbrain.com/world-hunger-statistics/>
Many insights are gained based off of this data. The cause of the 15 million children dying is probably due to the fact that many families are living in poverty and have many children per household. In my book the author talks about interviewing a family that lives in Mt. Kilamanjaro and the mom has 15 children but cannot afford food for any of them and many of them have died. 800 million people are struggling with starvation because of the lack of income per family and therefor a plethora of kids are not able to receive meals every day and neither are the parents.
This set of data helps the reader understand the global issue of world hunger. Since each statistic is so shocking it makes the reader want to know why the numbers are so large so they research it more and realize that this starvation is a problem that needs to be more well known. Readers can learn about how many deaths are actually caused just from starvation. This data will enhance their understanding of the topic.
One thing I would like to see different about this data is to show how many children are starving that have single mother or who are homeless or have two parents. This would show more information about the income situation and the reader could receive a better insight.
Citation "World Hunger Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. <http://www.statisticbrain.com/world-hunger-statistics/>
These statistics are really powerful.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that your showing this information so that readers can understand the serious problems with world hunger. These statistics are very depressing but show the true issue of hunger. Good work.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is really kinda sad but also well written. Good job using the statistics to relate to your topic and prove that child hunger is a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteVery Strong topic, it shocking to me how we as teenagers worry about so many little things when every 3.6 seconds someone dies from hunger.Wow.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad to know that 15 million children die from hunger across the world. The statistics you used are very powerful and hopefully this large numbers you used can really make an impact on not just a few people but the whole world.
ReplyDeleteStats hunger in the world this year
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