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Prevalence of undernourishment2023

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 territoryHaiti54.2 %

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Prevalence of undernourishment · 2023 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Haiti54.22023
02Somalia53.22023
03Madagascar39.52023
04Syria392023
05Congo - Kinshasa38.52023
06Zambia37.22023
07Kenya36.82023
08Liberia35.52023
09Chad322023
10Central African Republic29.82023
11Papua New Guinea28.72023
12Afghanistan28.12023
13Congo - Brazzaville26.42023
14Gabon25.32023
15Rwanda24.42023
16Sierra Leone24.12023
17Botswana242023
18Angola22.52023
19South Sudan22.32023
20Guinea-Bissau22.12023
21Uganda222023
22Bolivia21.82023
22Mozambique21.82023
24Malawi21.42023
25Tanzania20.22023
26Solomon Islands202023
27Nigeria19.92023
28Ethiopia19.72023
28Zimbabwe19.72023
30Timor-Leste18.72023
31Namibia18.12023
32São Tomé & Príncipe17.42023
33Gambia16.82023
34Libya16.52023
34Pakistan16.52023
36Comoros15.42023
37Iraq14.92023
38Honduras14.82023
39Eswatini14.72023
40Benin14.32023
40Jordan14.32023
42Cape Verde13.52023
43Burkina Faso13.12023
44Djibouti12.92023
44Niger12.92023
46Mali12.32023
47Ecuador12.12023
48India122023
49Guatemala11.82023
50Guinea11.42023
51Macao SAR China11.22023
51Trinidad & Tobago11.22023
53Côte d’Ivoire11.12023
54Bangladesh10.42023
55South Africa102023
56Suriname9.72023
57Egypt9.42023
58Togo9.12023
59Lebanon8.72023
59Mauritania8.72023
59Mauritius8.72023
62Tajikistan8.42023
63Jamaica7.72023
64Sri Lanka7.42023
65Vanuatu7.22023
66Belize72023
66Morocco72023
68Peru6.92023
68Ukraine6.92023
70Fiji6.82023
70Iran6.82023
72El Salvador6.72023
73Ghana6.32023
73Indonesia6.32023
75St. Vincent & Grenadines6.12023
76Oman5.92023
76Venezuela5.92023
78Panama5.72023
79Albania5.42023
79Myanmar (Burma)5.42023
81Nepal5.32023
81Vietnam5.32023
83Cambodia5.22023
83Paraguay5.22023
85Kyrgyzstan5.12023
85Senegal5.12023
87New Caledonia4.92023
88Cameroon4.82023
89Thailand4.62023
90Barbados4.42023
91Turkmenistan4.32023
92Kiribati4.12023
93Colombia3.92023
94French Polynesia3.82023
95Dominica3.62023
95Dominican Republic3.62023
95Samoa3.62023
98Argentina3.42023
99Hong Kong SAR China3.12023
99Slovakia3.12023
101Philippines32023
101Tunisia32023
103Mexico2.72023
104United Arab Emirates2.52023
104Armenia2.52023
104Australia2.52023
104Austria2.52023
104Azerbaijan2.52023
104Belgium2.52023
104Bulgaria2.52023
104Bosnia & Herzegovina2.52023
104Belarus2.52023
104Brazil2.52023
104Canada2.52023
104Switzerland2.52023
104Chile2.52023
104China2.52023
104Costa Rica2.52023
104Cyprus2.52023
104Czechia2.52023
104Germany2.52023
104Denmark2.52023
104Algeria2.52023
104Spain2.52023
104Estonia2.52023
104Finland2.52023
104France2.52023
104United Kingdom2.52023
104Georgia2.52023
104Greece2.52023
104Guyana2.52023
104Croatia2.52023
104Hungary2.52023
104Ireland2.52023
104Iceland2.52023
104Israel2.52023
104Italy2.52023
104Kazakhstan2.52023
104South Korea2.52023
104Kuwait2.52023
104Lithuania2.52023
104Luxembourg2.52023
104Latvia2.52023
104Moldova2.52023
104North Macedonia2.52023
104Malta2.52023
104Montenegro2.52023
104Mongolia2.52023
104Malaysia2.52023
104Netherlands2.52023
104Norway2.52023
104New Zealand2.52023
104Poland2.52023
104Portugal2.52023
104Romania2.52023
104Russia2.52023
104Saudi Arabia2.52023
104Serbia2.52023
104Slovenia2.52023
104Sweden2.52023
104Seychelles2.52023
104Türkiye2.52023
104Uruguay2.52023
104United States2.52023
104Uzbekistan2.52023

How this ranking works

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Statistics reflect the public source snapshot, not live measurements. Some series are modeled estimates or multi-year averages. See original metadata.

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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