Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)

Indicator id: undernourishment · Unit: % · Coverage: 2000-2022

Percentage of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels required to maintain a normal, active, healthy life.

Sources

• World Bank (preferred) -- dataset WDI, code SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS (https://data.worldbank.org)

Caveats

FAO modelled estimate served via World Bank; low-prevalence countries are sometimes reported as "<2.5" rather than a precise number by the original FAO source.

Taxonomy

SDG: SDG 2.1 -- End hunger and ensure access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food
Topic: Agriculture & Rural Development, Health
Themes: food, health

Also known as

"hunger", "undernourishment", "food insecurity", "how many people are hungry in Nepal"

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