Hunger Killing Colombian Children
Malnutrition was the cause of death for 39,000 Colombian minors between 1998 and 2002, meaning an average of three dead children daily, an Externado University study spread in this capital on Thursday revealed.

The brief report also revealed that malnutrition is the first cause of death among minors between 1-2 years of age, accounting for 14 percent.

The death rate due to malnutrition is four percent among children between 0-1, and seven percent for those from 5-9 years of age.

The study showed that the possibility of malnutrition death in rural areas is 243 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Uraba Gulf, the Caribbean and Pacific Coastal regions, the Southern Adean region, Amazonia, and the Orinoco River region are the highest areas with hunger-related mortality rates.