Prevalence Of Undernourishment (% Of Population) By Country

This page has a list of countries by Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), according to officially-recognized international sources compiled by the World Bank. Prevalence of undernourishments 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%.

Afghanistan
30.1 %

Angola
21.6 %

Albania
4.1 %

United Arab Emirates
2.5 %

Argentina
3.2 %

Armenia
2.5 %

Australia
2.5 %

Austria
2.5 %

Azerbaijan
2.5 %

Belgium
2.5 %

Benin
9.9 %

Burkina Faso
16.2 %

Bangladesh
11.2 %

Bulgaria
2.5 %

Bahamas
10 %

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.5 %

Belarus
2.5 %

Belize
4.9 %

Bermuda
12.8 %

Bolivia
19.4 %

Brazil
4.7 %

Barbados
2.5 %

Brunei
5.9 %

Botswana
22.9 %

Central African Republic
48.7 %

Canada
2.5 %

Switzerland
2.5 %

Chile
2.5 %

China
2.5 %

Ivory Coast
7.7 %

Cameroon
6.4 %

Congo
35.3 %

Republic Of The Congo
33.3 %

Colombia
6.6 %

Cape Verde
18.2 %

Costa Rica
3 %

Cyprus
2.5 %

Czech Republic
2.5 %

Germany
2.5 %

Djibouti
16.8 %

Dominica
6.7 %

Denmark
2.5 %

Dominican Republic
6.3 %

Algeria
2.5 %

Ecuador
13.9 %

Egypt
7.2 %

Eritrea
61.3 %

Spain
2.5 %

Estonia
2.5 %

Ethiopia
21.9 %

European Union
2.51 %

Finland
2.5 %

France
2.5 %

United Kingdom
2.5 %

Georgia
2.9 %

Ghana
4.9 %

Gambia
19.6 %

Guinea Bissau
37.9 %

Greece
2.5 %

Guatemala
13.3 %

Guyana
2.5 %

Hong Kong
2.5 %

Honduras
18.7 %

Croatia
2.5 %

Hungary
2.5 %

Indonesia
5.9 %

India
16.6 %

Ireland
2.5 %

Iraq
16.3 %

Iceland
2.5 %

Israel
2.5 %

Italy
2.5 %

Jamaica
8.3 %

Jordan
16.9 %

Japan
3.2 %

Kazakhstan
2.5 %

Kenya
27.8 %

Kyrgyzstan
4.8 %

Cambodia
4.8 %

Kiribati
12.1 %

South Korea
2.5 %

Kuwait
2.5 %

Lebanon
10.9 %

Liberia
38.4 %

St Lucia
17 %

Sri Lanka
5.3 %

Lesotho
46 %

Lithuania
2.5 %

Luxembourg
2.5 %

Latvia
2.5 %

Morocco
6.3 %

Madagascar
51 %

Mexico
2.5 %

Macedonia
3.6 %

Mali
12.8 %

Malta
4.6 %

Myanmar
3.8 %

Montenegro
2.5 %

Mongolia
8 %

Mozambique
30.5 %

Mauritania
8.7 %

Mauritius
6.8 %

Malawi
17.8 %

Malaysia
2.7 %

Namibia
17.1 %

New Caledonia
4.8 %

Nigeria
15.9 %

Nicaragua
17.8 %

Netherlands
2.5 %

Norway
2.5 %

Nepal
5.4 %

New Zealand
2.5 %

Pakistan
18.5 %

Panama
5.3 %

Philippines
5.2 %

Poland
2.5 %

North Korea
45.5 %

Portugal
2.5 %

Paraguay
4.2 %

French Polynesia
5.1 %

Romania
2.5 %

Russia
2.5 %

Rwanda
31.6 %

South Asia
16.33 %

Saudi Arabia
3.8 %

Sudan
11.9 %

Senegal
5.7 %

Solomon Islands
19 %

Sierra Leone
27.8 %

El Salvador
7.7 %

Serbia
2.5 %

Sao Tome and Principe
13.1 %

Suriname
9 %

Slovakia
2.8 %

Slovenia
2.5 %

Sweden
2.5 %

Swaziland
11.6 %

Syria
27.8 %

Chad
31.4 %

Togo
17.4 %

Thailand
5.2 %

Turkmenistan
5.7 %

East Timor
22.3 %

Trinidad and Tobago
12.2 %

Tunisia
3 %

Turkey
2.5 %

Tanzania
23.5 %

Ukraine
4.8 %

Uruguay
2.5 %

United States
2.5 %

Uzbekistan
2.5 %

St Vincent and the Grenadines
3.1 %

Venezuela
17.9 %

Vietnam
5 %

Vanuatu
9.5 %

World
9.2 %

Samoa
4.6 %

Yemen
34.5 %

South Africa
7.9 %