WHO’s first ever global estimates of foodborne diseases find children under 5 account for almost one third of deaths
– First ever estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases show almost 1 in 10 people fall ill every year from eating contaminated food and 420 000 die as a result
– Children under 5 years of age are at particularly high risk, with 125 000 children dying from foodborne diseases every year
– WHO African and South-East Asia Regions have the highest burden of foodborne diseases
Read more at:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/foodborne-disease-estimates/en/