805 million people are still experiencing hunger worldwide

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805 million people are still experiencing hunger worldwide

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A child carries a bowl of grain mixed with soil after collecting seeds off the ground following a food-drop at a village in Nyal, South Sudan. Nyal is protected from the horrors of war that ravaged South Sudan, but starved and exposed to disease.
Image: TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images

The fight against hunger — the “world’s most solvable problem” — is far from over.

While the number of people suffering from hunger across the globe has seen a dramatic decline over the past two decades, and international food prices are falling, there are still 805 million people who cannot lead a healthy life due to lack of food.

The majority of hungry people live in Asia, while Africa has the highest prevalence. In fact, 66 million children go to primary school hungry in the developing world — 23 million in Africa alone.

So what can be done? Experts estimate that $30 billion would end world hunger, and that’s compared to the $165 billion worth of food we waste in the U.S. every year.

While it isn’t plausible to expect that money all at once, we can take action in more attainable ways.

The following infographic, created by money-saving app Digit, breaks down world hunger by the numbers.

World Hunger

Image: Digit

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