Key facts and figures · Number of hungry people in the world in 2018: 821.6 million (or 1 in 9 people) · in Asia: 513.9 million · in Africa: 256.1million · in Latin America and the Caribbean: 42.5 million · Number of moderately or severely food insecure: 2 billion (26.4%) · Babies born with low birth weight: 20.5 million (one in seven) · Children under 5 affected by stunting (low height-for-age): 148.9 million (21.9%) · Children under 5 affected by wasting (low weight-for-height): 49.5 million (7.3%) · Children under 5 who are overweight (high weight-for-height): 40 million (5.9%) · School-age children and adolescents who are overweight: 338 million · Adults who are obese: 672 million (13% or 1 in 8 adults)