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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 2.5 signifies a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.
Health Statistics > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population (most recent) by country
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2004
Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Eritrea :
75 %
2004
Health in Eritrea
# 2
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
74 %
2004
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 3
Burundi :
66 %
2004
Health in Burundi
# 4
Comoros :
60 %
2004
Health in Comoros
# 5
Tajikistan :
56 %
2004
Health in Tajikistan
# 6
Sierra Leone :
51 %
2004
Health in Sierra Leone
# 7
Liberia :
50 %
2004
Health in Liberia
# 8
Zimbabwe :
47 %
2004
Health in Zimbabwe
= 9
Zambia :
46 %
2004
Health in Zambia
= 9
Haiti :
46 %
2004
Health in Haiti
= 9
Ethiopia :
46 %
2004
Health in Ethiopia
= 12
Tanzania :
44 %
2004
Health in Tanzania
= 12
Central African Republic :
44 %
2004
Health in Central African Republic
= 12
Mozambique :
44 %
2004
Health in Mozambique
# 15
Guinea-Bissau :
39 %
2004
Health in Guinea-Bissau
= 16
Madagascar :
38 %
2004
Health in Madagascar
= 16
Yemen :
38 %
2004
Health in Yemen
= 18
Malawi :
35 %
2004
Health in Malawi
= 18
Angola :
35 %
2004
Health in Angola
= 18
Chad :
35 %
2004
Health in Chad
= 21
Rwanda :
33 %
2004
Health in Rwanda
= 21
Cambodia :
33 %
2004
Health in Cambodia
= 21
Congo, Republic of the :
33 %
2004
Health in Congo, Republic of the
= 21
Korea, North :
33 %
2004
Health in Korea, North
= 25
Niger :
32 %
2004
Health in Niger
= 25
Botswana :
32 %
2004
Health in Botswana
# 27
Kenya :
31 %
2004
Health in Kenya
# 28
Bangladesh :
30 %
2004
Health in Bangladesh
= 29
Dominican Republic :
29 %
2004
Health in Dominican Republic
= 29
Gambia, The :
29 %
2004
Health in Gambia, The
= 29
Mali :
29 %
2004
Health in Mali
= 32
Nicaragua :
27 %
2004
Health in Nicaragua
= 32
Mongolia :
27 %
2004
Health in Mongolia
= 34
Sudan :
26 %
2004
Health in Sudan
= 34
Cameroon :
26 %
2004
Health in Cameroon
# 36
Uzbekistan :
25 %
2004
Health in Uzbekistan
= 37
Namibia :
24 %
2004
Health in Namibia
= 37
Pakistan :
24 %
2004
Health in Pakistan
= 37
Djibouti :
24 %
2004
Health in Djibouti
= 37
Guinea :
24 %
2004
Health in Guinea
= 37
Togo :
24 %
2004
Health in Togo
= 37
Armenia :
24 %
2004
Health in Armenia
= 43
Panama :
23 %
2004
Health in Panama
= 43
Honduras :
23 %
2004
Health in Honduras
= 43
Bolivia :
23 %
2004
Health in Bolivia
= 46
Thailand :
22 %
2004
Health in Thailand
= 46
Guatemala :
22 %
2004
Health in Guatemala
= 46
Sri Lanka :
22 %
2004
Health in Sri Lanka
= 46
Swaziland :
22 %
2004
Health in Swaziland
# 50
Solomon Islands :
21 %
2004
Health in Solomon Islands
= 51
India :
20 %
2004
Health in India
= 51
Senegal :
20 %
2004
Health in Senegal
= 53
Uganda :
19 %
2004
Health in Uganda
= 53
Laos :
19 %
2004
Health in Laos
= 55
Philippines :
18 %
2004
Health in Philippines
= 55
Venezuela :
18 %
2004
Health in Venezuela
# 57
Nepal :
17 %
2004
Health in Nepal
# 58
Vietnam :
16 %
2004
Health in Vietnam
= 59
Paraguay :
15 %
2004
Health in Paraguay
= 59
Burkina Faso :
15 %
2004
Health in Burkina Faso
= 61
Colombia :
13 %
2004
Health in Colombia
= 61
Lesotho :
13 %
2004
Health in Lesotho
= 61
Côte d'Ivoire :
13 %
2004
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
= 61
Netherlands Antilles :
13 %
2004
Health in Netherlands Antilles
= 65
Peru :
12 %
2004
Health in Peru
= 65
China :
12 %
2004
Health in China
= 65
Benin :
12 %
2004
Health in Benin
= 68
Ghana :
11 %
2004
Health in Ghana
= 68
Moldova :
11 %
2004
Health in Moldova
= 68
El Salvador :
11 %
2004
Health in El Salvador
= 68
Vanuatu :
11 %
2004
Health in Vanuatu
= 72
Maldives :
10 %
2004
Health in Maldives
= 72
Trinidad and Tobago :
10 %
2004
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
= 72
New Caledonia :
10 %
2004
Health in New Caledonia
= 72
Mauritania :
10 %
2004
Health in Mauritania
= 72
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
10 %
2004
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
= 72
São Tomé and Príncipe :
10 %
2004
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
= 72
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
10 %
2004
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
= 79
Serbia and Montenegro :
9 %
2004
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
= 79
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
9 %
2004
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
= 79
Nigeria :
9 %
2004
Health in Nigeria
= 79
Georgia :
9 %
2004
Health in Georgia
= 79
Jamaica :
9 %
2004
Health in Jamaica
= 79
Seychelles :
9 %
2004
Health in Seychelles
= 79
East Timor :
9 %
2004
Health in East Timor
= 86
Dominica :
8 %
2004
Health in Dominica
= 86
Bahamas, The :
8 %
2004
Health in Bahamas, The
= 86
Guyana :
8 %
2004
Health in Guyana
= 86
Bulgaria :
8 %
2004
Health in Bulgaria
= 86
Suriname :
8 %
2004
Health in Suriname
= 91
Croatia :
7 %
2004
Health in Croatia
= 91
Brazil :
7 %
2004
Health in Brazil
= 91
Kiribati :
7 %
2004
Health in Kiribati
= 91
Grenada :
7 %
2004
Health in Grenada
= 91
Azerbaijan :
7 %
2004
Health in Azerbaijan
= 91
Turkmenistan :
7 %
2004
Health in Turkmenistan
= 91
Slovakia :
7 %
2004
Health in Slovakia
= 98
Albania :
6 %
2004
Health in Albania
= 98
Morocco :
6 %
2004
Health in Morocco
= 98
Jordan :
6 %
2004
Health in Jordan
= 98
Kazakhstan :
6 %
2004
Health in Kazakhstan
= 98
Ecuador :
6 %
2004
Health in Ecuador
= 98
Indonesia :
6 %
2004
Health in Indonesia
= 104
Saint Lucia :
5 %
2004
Health in Saint Lucia
= 104
Gabon :
5 %
2004
Health in Gabon
= 104
Mauritius :
5 %
2004
Health in Mauritius
= 104
Mexico :
5 %
2004
Health in Mexico
= 104
Macedonia, Republic of :
5 %
2004
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
= 104
Fiji :
5 %
2004
Health in Fiji
= 104
Kuwait :
5 %
2004
Health in Kuwait
= 104
Burma :
5 %
2004
Health in Burma
= 104
Costa Rica :
5 %
2004
Health in Costa Rica
= 113
Belarus :
4 %
2004
Health in Belarus
= 113
Kyrgyzstan :
4 %
2004
Health in Kyrgyzstan
= 113
Samoa :
4 %
2004
Health in Samoa
= 113
Iran :
4 %
2004
Health in Iran
= 113
Algeria :
4 %
2004
Health in Algeria
= 113
French Polynesia :
4 %
2004
Health in French Polynesia
= 113
Brunei :
4 %
2004
Health in Brunei
= 113
Egypt :
4 %
2004
Health in Egypt
= 113
Saudi Arabia :
4 %
2004
Health in Saudi Arabia
= 113
Chile :
4 %
2004
Health in Chile
= 113
Syria :
4 %
2004
Health in Syria
= 113
Belize :
4 %
2004
Health in Belize
= 125
Russia :
3 %
2004
Health in Russia
= 125
Argentina :
3 %
2004
Health in Argentina
= 125
Malaysia :
3 %
2004
Health in Malaysia
= 125
Lebanon :
3 %
2004
Health in Lebanon
= 125
Latvia :
3 %
2004
Health in Latvia
= 125
Slovenia :
3 %
2004
Health in Slovenia
= 125
Turkey :
3 %
2004
Health in Turkey
= 132
Australia :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Australia
= 132
Romania :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Romania
= 132
Ireland :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Ireland
= 132
Portugal :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Portugal
= 132
United States :
2.5 %
2004
Health in United States
= 132
Poland :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Poland
= 132
Canada :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Canada
= 132
New Zealand :
2.5 %
2004
Health in New Zealand
= 132
United Arab Emirates :
2.5 %
2004
Health in United Arab Emirates
= 132
Norway :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Norway
= 132
Czech Republic :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Czech Republic
= 132
Netherlands :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Netherlands
= 132
Cyprus :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Cyprus
= 132
Malta :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Malta
= 132
Barbados :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Barbados
= 132
Libya :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Libya
= 132
Sweden :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Sweden
= 132
Luxembourg :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Luxembourg
= 132
United Kingdom :
2.5 %
2004
Health in United Kingdom
= 132
Lithuania :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Lithuania
= 132
South Africa :
2.5 %
2004
Health in South Africa
= 132
Korea, South :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Korea, South
= 132
Estonia :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Estonia
= 132
Japan :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Japan
= 132
Denmark :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Denmark
= 132
Italy :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Italy
= 132
Cuba :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Cuba
= 132
Israel :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Israel
= 132
Belgium :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Belgium
= 132
Iceland :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Iceland
= 132
Austria :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Austria
= 132
Hungary :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Hungary
= 132
Spain :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Spain
= 132
Greece :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Greece
= 132
Switzerland :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Switzerland
= 132
Germany :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Germany
= 132
Tunisia :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Tunisia
= 132
France :
2.5 %
2004
Health in France
= 132
Ukraine :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Ukraine
= 132
Finland :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Finland
= 132
Uruguay :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Uruguay
Weighted average:
14.8 %
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 2.5 signifies a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.
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"Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/hea_pre_of_und_of_pop-health-prevalence-of-undernourishment-population
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