REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 12 (Reuters) - High levels of inflation and increased costs of living are contributing to worldwide hunger, according to a survey of 16 countries commissioned by the humanitarian group World Vision International.
It also found that 37% of parents said their children fail to receive proper nutrition each day and 21% said their children have gone hungry in the last month.
The percentage of children going to bed hungry rises to 38% in low-income countries.
Among respondents who said their children went to sleep hungry, 46% cited inflation and the cost of living as the main reason.
Persistently high inflation was the biggest economic concern of economists this year, according to Reuters polls.
Persons:
Brian Snyder, Andrew Morely, Ipsos, Daniel Trotta, Edwina Gibbs
Organizations:
La Colaborativa, REUTERS, World Vision, Democratic, Thomson
Locations:
Chelsea , Massachusetts, U.S, United States, Ukraine, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Malawi