Over 24,000 children around the world died today. More than this amount die every day
1 child dies every 3.6 seconds
16-17 children die every minute
Equivalent to a Haiti Earthquake occurring almost every 9-10 days
Equivalent to a 2004 Asian Tsunami occurring almost every 10 days
Equivalent to an Iraq-scale death toll every 16-40 days
Just under 9 million children die every year
79 million children died between 2000 and 2007
Since reading this article - nearly 34 children died...most from starvation and disease
One Israel child out of three is poor
Every third child in Israel lives below the poverty line
Over 400,000 families in Israel suffer from "nutritional insecurity," a euphemistic term for "hunger"
28% of Israeli citizens, or 1,600,000 people are living in poverty
Among them are more than 600,000 hungry children. They eat smaller portions, skip meals and, in extreme cases, don't eat for a whole day
Diets may be high in carbohydrates and lacking or almost devoid of meat, dairy products, vegetables and fruit. In Israel, 22% of families are deemed moderately insecure and 8% suffer from severe insecurity
Parents deprive themselves of food to ensure their children get what they need. In families whose situation is severe, the children are deprived as well
60% of nutritionally insecure are Jewish, 20% are Arab, and 20% new immigrants
80% of nutritionally insecure people reported a deterioration in their situation in the last 22 years, as Israel economic conditions have deteriorated
