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Number of undernourished people (million) in 2001-2003, according to the FAO, the following countries had 10 million or more undernourished people:
- In India 1 million = 10 Lakhs
- 10 million = 1 Crore.
| Country | Number of Undernourished (million) |
|---|---|
| India | 212.0 |
| China | 150.0 |
| Bangladesh | 43.1 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 37.0 |
| Pakistan | 35.2 |
| Ethiopia | 31.5 |
| Tanzania | 16.1 |
| Philippines | 15.2 |
| Brazil | 14.4 |
| Indonesia | 13.8 |
| Vietnam | 13.8 |
| Thailand | 13.4 |
| Nigeria | 11.5 |
Measuring Poverty
Reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day Reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.
- One third of deaths - some 18 million people a year or 50,000 per day - are due to poverty-related causes. That's 270 million people since 1990, the majority women and children, roughly equal to the population of the US.
Over 1 billion people live on less than $1 a day with nearly half the world's population (2.8 billion) living on less than $2 a day. (UN HDR, 2003)