Category Archives: Population  Where children go hungry in the
world  Every day, tens of millions of children go to school—or
to bed—hungry. Not only does it take a toll on their studies,
hindering their chances of a better life, it also stunts their
growth and makes them more susceptible to illness and disease.
Scroll and click around the map to see where in the world
children are underweight, which is defined as two standard
deviations below the median of the NCHS/CDC/WHO International
Reference Population. It’s a pretty good indicator of kids who
are chronically hungry.  The data covers 1990-2002 and isn’t
available for all regions (those that are unavailable appear
blue on the map). The raw data was compiled by the Center for
International Earth Science Information Network.  Related posts:
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less land  Can we feed the world and save its forests?   Your
carbon footprint may not be as low as you think  Tokyo buildings
High-density living—it’s an