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150+

minutes of moderate activity per week for adults

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148M — Children under 5 stunted

148 million young children are too short for their age due to chronic undernutrition.

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11M

Deaths linked to poor diet each year

Unhealthy diets were linked to about 11 million adult deaths worldwide in 2017 — more than any other risk factor, including tobacco.

Source: GBD, The Lancet 2019

1B+

People living with obesity

In 2022 more than 1 billion people worldwide were living with obesity.

Source: WHO / The Lancet 2024

~733M

People facing hunger

Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023 — about one in eleven people on Earth.

Source: FAO SOFI 2024

10.8 g

Average salt eaten worldwide

The global average is about 10.8 g a day — more than double the recommended limit.

Source: WHO 2023

400 g

Fruit & veg per day

WHO recommends at least 400 g (five portions) of fruit and vegetables daily.

Source: WHO 2020

830M

People living with diabetes

Adults with diabetes rose from about 200 million in 1990 to around 830 million in 2022.

Source: WHO / NCD-RisC, The Lancet 2024

31%

Adults not active enough

Nearly 1.8 billion adults (31%) did not meet activity recommendations in 2022.

Source: WHO / Lancet Global Health 2024

1.05B t

Food wasted each year

About 1.05 billion tonnes of food — 19% of what's available to consumers — was wasted in 2022.

Source: UNEP Food Waste Index 2024

5

portions of fruit & vegetables a day (400 g)

<5 g

of salt per day — about one teaspoon

7–9

hours of sleep for most adults

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