ELCA FAST FACTS

71 % of households in America are at risk of hunger.

One child dies every 5.4 seconds in the world due to hunger or preventable disease.

In Sub-Saharan Africa 24.9 million people live with HIV/AIDS- 63% of the world's 39.5 million cases.

16,000 children die every day from hunger-related causes.

One in 6 people in the world is hungry

More than 1 billion people live on less than $1.00 per day.

In 2006, 26.7 million people used food stamps each month (up 1 million per month from 2005).

Poor nutrition causes nearly one in three people in the world to die prematurely.

11 million children under age 5 die every year, over half of hunger-related causes.

12.4 million children are hungry in the United States.

In the developing world, 27% of children under 5 are moderately to severely underweight.

Remember the 854 million people who are hungry this cold holiday season, and skip a meal or give a special gift for those who hunger.

ELCA funded 360 domestic hunger grants in 2007.

In 2005, three quarters of all deaths caused by malnutrition in children under age 5 occurred in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Malnutrition is the result of inadequate dietary intake, infection or both.

The most basic kind is called protein energy deficiency.

1 in 6 people in the world lacks access to safe drinking water.

7.1% of world households are at risk of hunger.

3/10/08:  In the developing world, 20 million low birth weight babies are born each year. They are at risk of dying in infancy or suffering lifelong physical or cognitive disabilities.

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