Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Prevalence of undernourishment

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 23.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 33.62 in 2001, while its lowest value was 22.20 in 2016.

Definition: Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 5%.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/publications/en/).

See also:

Year Value
2001 33.62
2002 32.71
2003 31.97
2004 31.02
2005 29.98
2006 28.88
2007 28.02
2008 27.25
2009 26.07
2010 25.29
2011 24.69
2012 24.79
2013 23.85
2014 23.05
2015 22.31
2016 22.20
2017 22.36
2018 22.52
2019 23.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition