Lower middle income - Prevalence of undernourishment

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) in Lower middle income was 12.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 18.96 in 2003, while its lowest value was 11.46 in 2018.

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 18.09
2002 18.65
2003 18.96
2004 18.85
2005 18.23
2006 16.97
2007 15.75
2008 15.06
2009 14.55
2010 14.05
2011 13.49
2012 13.08
2013 12.79
2014 12.42
2015 12.09
2016 11.76
2017 11.48
2018 11.46
2019 12.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition