Fragile and conflict affected situations - Prevalence of undernourishment

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 22.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 27.86 in 2001, while its lowest value was 19.41 in 2015.

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 27.86
2002 26.93
2003 26.07
2004 24.86
2005 23.84
2006 22.91
2007 21.99
2008 21.19
2009 20.33
2010 20.22
2011 20.24
2012 20.75
2013 20.01
2014 19.55
2015 19.41
2016 19.75
2017 20.30
2018 20.59
2019 22.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition