Disaster-induced production loss equivalent, expressed in average daily iron supply per capita, 2008–2018
Africa
23 mg
Iron per capita per day
150% RDA
250% RDA
LAC
27 mg
Iron per capita per day
180% RDA
300% RDA
Asia
11 mg
Iron per capita per day
73% RDA
120% RDA
Crop and livestock production loss in least developed countries (LDCs) and low to middle income countries (LMICs) in 2008-2018 converts to a loss of 994 trillion mg of iron – an average of 256 billion mg per year.
That amount is the annual recommended iron intake of 78 million adult men or 47 million adult women (based on an RDA of 9 mg of iron per day for adult men and 15 mg for adult women).
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