African Famine Relief and Recovery Act of 1985

According to the Global Hunger Index 2025, which was adopted by the International Food Policy Research Institute, Somalia was the most affected by hunger and malnutrition, with an index of 42.6. The World Hunger Index combines three indicators: undernourishment, child underweight, and child mortality.

Sourced from Global Hunger Index by country 2025| Statista

Estimates of the number of deaths caused by the famine range from 400,000 to 1 million. It has been claimed that the policies of the Ethiopian government contributed to the scale of the famine.

Sourced from Ethiopia: Conflict and food insecurity 40 years on from the 1984 famine