North and Central America
Total Population:	332,000,000
% in Poverty:	20% 35.9 million live below the poverty line in USA ½ of central America’s population lives below the poverty line (20 million people)
% Hungry/Undernourished:	48,000,000/ 14.46%
Other Poverty Stats:	Approximately 15,950,000 people died in 2002 due to nutritional deficiencies 3.5% of US households experience some hunger The United States has higher rates of poverty than most other developed countries