Some Perspective: More than 22,600 people died of hunger TODAY

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[–]whereswhat 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I just dug into this a bit. OP's source is the most commonly referenced interpretation of world starvation rates but it counts all deaths related to hunger, even remotely. Your approach gives a better estimate of death rates caused directly by acute malnutrition.

[–]Nemacolin 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thank you.

Starvation is complex there are a lot people who died who would not have had they been properly nourished. Only a small number of these actually starve. Reasonable people can differ, but a difference of 1,000% is remarkable.