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Regional Spotlight: Africa Hunger Facts and Statistics (2022)

There are proportionately more people on the continent of Africa who experience hunger, measured by chronic undernutrition, than anywhere else in the world—and it is getting worse. 

Read about hunger facts in Africa. Download the detailed fact sheet or learn about the causes and impacts and child malnutrition below.  Then test your knowledge and take the hunger quiz below.

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  • 1. What percentage of the population of Africa was undernourished in 2022, meaning they did not get enough nutrients to live a healthy life?
  • 2. What are two of the main drivers of hunger in Africa?
  • 3. What did the Kenyan government do to help pastoralists during the drought?
  • 4. Which historical factor do some researchers say contributes to the persistence of hunger in Africa today?
  • 5. What percentage of African children under the age of five are stunted, meaning they are too short for their age?
  • 6. What percentage of people in Africa were moderately or severely food insecure in 2022, meaning they had to reduce their food intake or go a day or more without food?
  • 7. The number of hungry people is still higher than before COVID-19, mainly because of:
  • 8. In which country have civil war and drought displaced millions of people, creating one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world?
  • 9. A USAID-funded project helps drought-stricken Kenyans by doing what?
  • 10. Fill in the blank: Refugee camps _____.
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