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The State of Hunger and Poverty in the World in 2012. Today our world houses more than 7 billion people . . An estimated 925 million people across the world are hungry. 25% of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty, living on less than $1.25 a day.
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An estimated 925 million people across the world are hungry.
25% of the world’s populationlives in extreme poverty, living on less than $1.25 a day.
Nearly 16,000 children die of hunger-related causes each day.
2.6 billion people still lack access to improved sanitation facilities.
13% of the world's population does not have access to clean water.
101 million children are not attending primary school, and more than 53% of these children are girls.
33.4 million people live with HIV and AIDS worldwide. Of this figure, 22.4 million are live in Sub-Saharan Africa.