Australians Die Of Obesity

Papua New Guinea is located 150 km from Australia, it takes Six hours by ferry and 3 hours, 56 minutes by plane, and only roughly 3.8 km separates the two countries at Saibai Island being our closest neighbours. That’s 1 hr and 10 mins by ferry

Data from Our World in Data paints a harsh contrast. Australians are dying of excessive food consumption related illnesses while Papuan from malnutrition and Burden of Disease

In 2017 alone, 69.597 Australians died from complications directly related to High blood sugar, Obesity and High blood pressure

In Australia, adult data from 2016, show 29.00% of adults are obese, and 67.20% of adults are overweight, with a daily caloric supply (per person) of 3,276.00 kcal affecting 23.15 million Australians

According to FAO, Australia is the tenth biggest consumer of fat in the world with 153.92 grams/person/day and the third meat consumer in the world 121.60 kg per year per person.

In contrast, our neighbours from Papua New Guinea had 10.100 deaths from malnutrition, has the fifth largest Burden of Disease rate in the world almost 63% and the Highest Hunger Index in Asia-Pacific, (2016) before Angola, Tanzania and Ethiopia

Here’s a list of organizations where you can make a difference

• ChildFund Australia
• Oxfam
• Care
• UNHCR Australia

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