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Bzzzt, wrong answer. A lot fewer people die from hunger now than even a decade ago. And the number is much less than that overall. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w

• tallanvor 8y ago
  First, please be polite. Second, the Wikipedia article you link to doesn't provide clear information. The number my source cited was from 2016, which is still quite recent. If we're down from 36 million in 2006, that's good news, but it still means that millions still die every year due to starvation and malnutrition.
  • throwaway84742 8y ago
    Where was I not polite? The figures you quote are cooked. While it is true that malnutrition is the _indirect_ cause of the majority of those deaths, most people counted do not really die from malnutrition per se, but from a combination of malnutrition and infectious disease. Both malnutrition and lack of vaccination are being addressed, and the rate of death is dropping like a rock as a result. Maybe not as quickly as one would like, but it’s just disingenuous to say that nothing is being done or people are “ignoring” anything about this.