How many homeless people die from exposure or starvation each year in the U.S?

[DCal430]

I am trying to find the number of homeless people who either die from exposure to the weather and or starvation.

I believe the number to be in the tens if not hundreds of thousands per year. Just trying to find proof of this.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

In the world?

 

[DCal430]

In the world?

In the U.S, in the winter when it is 0 degrees outside homeless people have to sleep in the snow and die from exposure to freezing weather.

Each day homeless people die from starvation too, even homeless children.

 

[2timer]

Two hundred.

 

[lxskllr]

Tens or hundreds of thousands? I'd be very surprised if it were anywhere near that high.

 

[Mixolydian]

i dunno.

 

[SheHateMe]

Good luck finding proof of that. Nobody cares about our homeless. We had a guy on campus that used to go around getting cans out of the trash, he had a big garbage bag and would have tons of cans.

He was living in an abandoned house and they found him dead in the middle of winter. He had no access to heat and just a jacket. I forget what year that was but I got here in 08.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

...when it is 0 degrees outside homeless people have to sleep in the snow...

no they don't

 

[lxskllr]

In 1985, the latest year for which complete statistics are available, 1,010 people died from exposure to the cold, a 137 percent increase from the 427 deaths reported in 1976, the centers said Thursday in their weekly report.

http://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/25/us/deaths-from-cold-soar-as-homeless-increase.html

 

[Capt Caveman]

I am trying to find the number of homeless people who either die from exposure to the weather and or starvation.

I believe the number to be in the tens if not hundreds of thousands per year. Just trying to find proof of this.

:biggrin: You're a fucking idiot.

 

[MaxPayne63]

I believe the number to be in the tens if not hundreds of thousands per year. Just trying to find proof of this.

The only way you'll find it is after you realize you can't find it and conclude that everyone in the US is conspiring to cover up the truth and that you, DCal430, are the only person smart enough to see through the lies.

 

[Capt Caveman]

In the U.S, in the winter when it is 0 degrees outside homeless people have to sleep in the snow and die from exposure to freezing weather.

Each day homeless people die from starvation too, even homeless children.

:biggrin: Link to just one, please?

You do know that there are numerous homeless shelters/food kitchens/non-profit services that deliver meals, right? I volunteer at a homeless shelter and serve lunches.

Some may die from exposure b/c they refuse to go a shelters but most die to medical, drug and alcohol related health reasons.

If you weren't a friggin retard, you could use google and find this:

10 Reasons Homeless People Sleep Out in the Cold – and Die

Some die. About 700 a year in the United States.

Add in starvation, you're looking at less than a thousand a year, idiot.

edit - another google search, http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_die_from_starvation_each_year_in_America

According to the World Health Organization, 120 Americans died from "lack of food" in 2004.

Starvation rates in the United States are generally not recorded due to the relative infrequency of the occurrence. Generally speaking, most people do not starve to death in America as a result of lack of access to food. A combination of government food programs and private charities help to ensure this. However, Americans do have a serious problem with malnutrition. Starvation (that is, death due to lack of food) in America, in the relatively rare instances that it does occur, is not usually an indication of poverty but rather a variety of other social issues.

 

[iamwiz82]

no they don't

Psh, eskimos do it.

 

[Wyndru]

Apparently they are ok, they drink snow coffee :awe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Kq78G2nxA

 

[EagleKeeper]

The OP is a anti-US troll.

Do not feed him.

 

[CPA]

:biggrin: Link to just one, please?

You do know that there are numerous homeless shelters/food kitchens/non-profit services that deliver meals, right? I volunteer at a homeless shelter and serve lunches.

Some may die from exposure b/c they refuse to go a shelters but most die to medical, drug and alcohol related health reasons.

If you weren't a friggin retard, you could use google and find this:

10 Reasons Homeless People Sleep Out in the Cold – and Die



Add in starvation, you're looking at less than a thousand a year, idiot.

edit - another google search, http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_die_from_starvation_each_year_in_America

And for those that died of starvation/malnutrition my guess is they died at the hands of a relative that they depended on.

I'll bet more people die from overeating (being obese) that starvation.

Oh, and DCal enough is enough with this nonsense. You pop out this "fact" every few threads and have never, ever been able to support it.

 

[DCal430]

It just made sense to me, I see many homeless people each day, clearly with out shelter and begging for food. Only seemed logical that many of them must die each year. Maybe I am wrong.

Every few blocks you seem to see a poor victim with rags begging for food.

 

[HeXen]

Think about this thread when you see how much money the U.S gives other countries.
Frankly i think our whole system is pretty fvcked up, designed to keep poor people poor when every single citizen could be middle class in the least if our system was setup up a little different without biases, corporate greed.....and the illuminati

 

[thecoolnessrune]

It just made sense to me, I see many homeless people each day, clearly with out shelter and begging for food. Only seemed logical that many of them must die each year. Maybe I am wrong.

Every few blocks you seem to see a poor victim with rags begging for food.

Yup! Like this guy!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/23/shane-warren-speegle-says_n_1694577.html

Truth is, there are MANY charitable and government-funded shelters and food kitchens for the homeless. The biggest problems is usually due to laziness, or drug addictions that they know they won't get funding from or access to from a shelter.

 

[zanejohnson]

ft worth texas has hoardes of beggers on the streets downtown...

they mostly live behind convenience stores or in back alleys...

some live very poor but have access to/own a house, but still beg for beer money on the corners during the day

 

[Dr. Detroit]

They are NOT Begging for food!

They are begging for money to support their addictions- Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Drugs - usually Heroin or Meth.

How many soup-kitchens run out of food with people standing in line with empty plates? My guess, about zero!

The majority of homeless are due to mental health issues - these people refuse help, refuse to take meds - so they are homeless.

 

[nehalem256]

In the U.S, in the winter when it is 0 degrees outside homeless people have to sleep in the snow and die from exposure to freezing weather.

Each day homeless people die from starvation too, even homeless children.

BS. If there were literally children starving to death the media would be all over it.

Best tear-jerking story ever.

 

[AreaCode707]

OP is an idiot.

"Between 1999 and 2002, hypothermia-related deaths, totaling 4,607 in number, occurred in all 50 states in the United States (CDC 2006)." (Note that this does not appear to be specific to homeless; it would include folks lost in the woods, etc.)

Contributing factors:
"The risk of developing hypothermia is raised substantially by the use of alcohol, nicotine, drugs, and some medications (CDC 2006; O’Connell 2004). Alcohol and other drugs that alter mood and cognition are associated with increased mortality from hypothermia (CDC 2006). This is partially due to the fact that these substances impair judgment, and may decrease the likelihood of the user to seek medical care. In addition, alcohol causes blood vessels at the surface of the skin to dilate, accelerating the loss of body heat (D.C. Department of Human Services 2008). Substance abuse is extremely common among the homeless population. Although recent, accurate estimates are difficult to obtain, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimated that in 2003, 38% of homeless people were dependent on alcohol and 26% abused other drugs."


http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/winter_weather/report.html


"death from malnutrition in the United States is rare"
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/985140-overview#aw2aab6b2b5aa

Ages Deaths from nutritional deficiencies
All ages:

2,948
Under 1 year: 3
1-4 years: 6
5-14 years: 2
15-24 years: 7
25-34 years: 18
35-4 years: 37
45-54 years: 106
55-64 years: 240
65-74 years: 380
75-84 years: 803
85 years and older: 1,346

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/deaths_2010_release.pdf

Why are older people more likely to die from malnutrition?
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/02/malnutrition-killing-elderly-in-u-s/

 

[CPA]

ft worth texas has hoardes of beggers on the streets downtown...

they mostly live behind convenience stores or in back alleys...

some live very poor but have access to/own a house, but still beg for beer money on the corners during the day

Here in Houston, you see a lot of the same. However, drive down I-10 close to downtown. When the trees start losing their leaves, you can see tents and other homemade abodes in the tree areas. The homeless may be out begging for food but that doesn't mean they're totally helpless.

 

[AMCRambler]

Apparently they are ok, they drink snow coffee :awe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Kq78G2nxA

Hehe. "This man awaits heroin" That cracked me up.