Poverty Statistics

At GBWAS, we believe that the key to ending ending world hunger is awareness. In this post, we have gathered some important statistics about poverty.

All of these facts are paraphrased from the article "11 Facts About Global Poverty", by dosomething.org. Here is the link to the full article:

https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-global-poverty#:~:text=10%25%20of%20the%20world's%20population,less%20than%20%241.90%20a%20day.&text=The%20thresholds%20of%20%241.90%2C%20%243.20,to%20live%20in%20extreme%20poverty.

Here are some facts about poverty:

1) Poverty can be measured by different factors, including:

- Health

- Shelter

- Schooling

- Money

- Etc.

2) The article mentions that it is hypothesized that the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of our economy will increase poverty rates for the first time in three decades.

3) 1 in 9 people around the world suffer from hunger or inadequate nutrition.

4) Malnutrition is the biggest cause of bad health and death globally.

5) In 2015, it was recorded that people who live in extreme poverty live on less than $1.90 a day.

We hope that this blog post educated you on some facts about poverty. Remember, you can always help solve issues like world hunger! Your small actions of kindness can make a huge impact!