1. Almost 90% of all people live north of the equator; only 10% live in the Southern hemisphere.

2. Hunger takes the lives of 13-18 million ppl each year. That’s 35,000 ppl each day; most of which are children.

3. 10% of these deaths are due to famine. 90% stem from chronic hunger.

4. Chronic hunger is a condition of poverty and under nutrition. We are talking about 500 million to 1 billion humans living in this condition all over the world.

5. More that half of all people live on 5% of the land, and almost 90% live on less than 20%. 6. About 2/3 of the world’s population is concentrated within 300 miles of the ocean.

7. Industrialized countries have slow population growth and their economies are usually based on manufacturing or service industry.

8. Developing countries have high population growth and their economies are primarily based on agriculture.