Malnutrition

#health - 300,000 children suffer from acute malnutrition annually in Somalia, according to UNICEF. Somalia has the highest levels of malnutrition in the world.

Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rates of more than 20 percent have been reported, with the figure rising to 28 percent in some areas. GAM rates of 30 percent indicate a famine situation.

Although there are 220 therapeutic feeding centres across the country, more than 70 percent of the population lacks reliable access to safe water.

Source: UNICEF