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Prevalence of undernourishment2024

Estimated percentage of the population with insufficient dietary energy intake. The source may use multi-year averages.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data165 / 217No observation: 52
First-ranked country or territorySomalia56.5 %

Top 10

% · 2024
01Somalia
56.5
02Haiti
51.4
04Zambia
41
05Syria
40.8
07Liberia
37.3
08Kenya
34.9
09Chad
33.6

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Prevalence of undernourishment · 2024 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Somalia56.52024
02Haiti51.42024
03Madagascar41.82024
04Zambia412024
05Syria40.82024
06Congo - Kinshasa39.52024
07Liberia37.32024
08Kenya34.92024
09Chad33.62024
10Papua New Guinea30.52024
11Central African Republic29.82024
12Afghanistan27.82024
13Solomon Islands272024
14Sierra Leone25.32024
15Congo - Brazzaville252024
16Malawi24.52024
17Gabon23.32024
18São Tomé & Príncipe232024
19Rwanda22.62024
20Mozambique22.32024
21Nigeria22.22024
22Uganda20.92024
23Namibia20.12024
24Guinea-Bissau202024
25Ethiopia19.92024
26Bolivia19.52024
27South Sudan19.12024
27Tanzania19.12024
29Libya18.72024
30Zimbabwe18.42024
31Botswana18.22024
32Gambia17.52024
33Angola17.42024
34Timor-Leste16.92024
35Comoros16.52024
36Pakistan16.12024
37Eswatini15.12024
38Djibouti14.72024
39Honduras14.32024
40Iraq13.42024
41Niger12.92024
42Guatemala12.72024
42Suriname12.72024
44Jordan12.22024
45Mali12.12024
46Burkina Faso11.72024
47Côte d’Ivoire11.42024
48South Africa11.22024
49Benin11.12024
49Lebanon11.12024
51Mauritania112024
52Ecuador10.82024
52Ukraine10.82024
54Trinidad & Tobago10.42024
55Togo10.22024
56Laos102024
57India9.82024
58Guinea8.72024
59Egypt8.42024
60Bangladesh8.22024
61Cape Verde8.12024
62Jamaica82024
62Tajikistan82024
64Fiji7.22024
65Oman7.12024
66Iran6.72024
67Morocco6.52024
68Ghana6.42024
69Indonesia6.32024
70Vietnam6.12024
71Vanuatu5.82024
72Peru5.72024
73Albania5.62024
74Thailand5.42024
75Senegal5.32024
75El Salvador5.32024
75Venezuela5.32024
78Nepal5.22024
79Barbados52024
80Cameroon4.92024
80Sri Lanka4.92024
80Mauritius4.92024
83Kyrgyzstan4.82024
84Cambodia4.72024
84Panama4.72024
86Myanmar (Burma)4.62024
87Belize4.42024
88Colombia4.12024
88New Caledonia4.12024
88Paraguay4.12024
88Turkmenistan4.12024
92St. Vincent & Grenadines42024
93Kiribati3.82024
94Cuba3.52024
95Philippines3.42024
95Samoa3.42024
97Mexico3.12024
98Dominica32024
99Argentina2.82024
99Tunisia2.82024
101French Polynesia2.62024
102United Arab Emirates2.52024
102Armenia2.52024
102Australia2.52024
102Austria2.52024
102Azerbaijan2.52024
102Belgium2.52024
102Bulgaria2.52024
102Bosnia & Herzegovina2.52024
102Belarus2.52024
102Brazil2.52024
102Canada2.52024
102Switzerland2.52024
102Chile2.52024
102China2.52024
102Costa Rica2.52024
102Cyprus2.52024
102Czechia2.52024
102Germany2.52024
102Denmark2.52024
102Dominican Republic2.52024
102Algeria2.52024
102Spain2.52024
102Estonia2.52024
102Finland2.52024
102France2.52024
102United Kingdom2.52024
102Georgia2.52024
102Greece2.52024
102Guyana2.52024
102Croatia2.52024
102Hungary2.52024
102Ireland2.52024
102Iceland2.52024
102Israel2.52024
102Italy2.52024
102Japan2.52024
102Kazakhstan2.52024
102South Korea2.52024
102Kuwait2.52024
102Lithuania2.52024
102Luxembourg2.52024
102Latvia2.52024
102Moldova2.52024
102North Macedonia2.52024
102Malta2.52024
102Montenegro2.52024
102Mongolia2.52024
102Malaysia2.52024
102Netherlands2.52024
102Norway2.52024
102New Zealand2.52024
102Poland2.52024
102Portugal2.52024
102Romania2.52024
102Russia2.52024
102Saudi Arabia2.52024
102Serbia2.52024
102Slovenia2.52024
102Sweden2.52024
102Seychelles2.52024
102Türkiye2.52024
102Uruguay2.52024
102United States2.52024
102Uzbekistan2.52024

How this ranking works

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No observation (52)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Estimated percentage of the population with insufficient dietary energy intake. The source may use multi-year averages.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS
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Original metadata
Prevalence of undernourishment is the percentage of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life. Data showing as 2.5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.

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  "sourceNote": "Prevalence of undernourishment is the percentage of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life. Data showing as 2.5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home",
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