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Asia and South

Pacific

63%

Sub-Saharan

Africa

26%

North Africa
and Near East
4%

Latin America and

Caribbean

5% Highly developed

countries

2%

From Raven, Hassenzahl, Berg: Environment,8e, copyright 2012. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.This material is reproduced with permission ofJohn Wiley and Sons, Inc.

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Based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

More than 20 percent of population are undernourished,

and 75 or more of every 1000 children die before age 5.

More than 20 percent of population are undernourished,

and fewer than 75 of every 1000 children die before age 5.

Less than 20 percent of population are undernourished,

and 75 or more of every 1000 children die before age 5.

b. Millions of children suffer

from kwashiorkor, caused by

severe protein deficiency. Note

the characteristic swollen belly,

which results from fluid retention.

Photographed in Haiti.

a. Most of the world's undernourished

people live in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

e. Chronic hunger and malnutrition, which are concentrated in sub-Saharan

Africa and South Asia, are linked to increased mortality for infants and children.

c. Marasmus is progressive

emaciation caused by a diet low

in both total calories and protein.

Symptoms include a pronounced

slowing of growth and extreme

wasting of muscles. Photographed

in Somalia.

d. Globally, millions of adult men

and women are hungry. This

homeless man is suffering from

severe malnutrition and starvation.

Photographed in New Delhi, India.

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