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World Bank said the Ukraine war produced the largest food and fertilizer price increases since 2008

Dated 26 April 2022: World Bank said the Ukraine war produced the largest food and fertilizer price increases since 2008. In the causal graph this event strengthens Food-Price Pressure, a driver that strengthens Under-five mortality rate (global) — a worsening welfare path.

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What changed

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    1. FactWorld Bank said the Ukraine war produced the largest food and fertilizer price increases since 2008
    2. strengthensDriverFood-Price Pressure
    3. strengthensIndicatorUnder-five mortality rate (global)
    Worsening path

    provisional weight · verified

    • Under-five mortality rate (global)

      via Food-Price Pressure

      Worse

      Strengthens · 35% impact strength (driver → indicator)

      Observed

      37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births · 12.4 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      7 readings, 2018–2024: fell from 40 deaths per 1,000 live births to 37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births.

      Above normal = worse

Causal path

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  1. FactWorld Bank said the Ukraine war produced the largest food and fertilizer price increases since 2008
  2. strengthensDriverFood-Price Pressure
  3. strengthensIndicatorUnder-five mortality rate (global)

Cite this page

Factrail. (2026). World Bank said the Ukraine war produced the largest food and fertilizer price increases since 2008. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/world-bank-ukraine-war-food-wheat-fertilizer-price-shock-2022

https://factrail.ai/facts/world-bank-ukraine-war-food-wheat-fertilizer-price-shock-2022

Accessed 16 October 2026.

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed

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