Health
Undernourishment
SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS · %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Nicaragua, Japan. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, United Kingdom
- 2.5%2023
- Period covered
- 2001 - 202323 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 17.3%Nicaragua, 2022
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 2.5%United Kingdom, 2023
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Nicaragua17.3%2022
United Kingdom2.5%2023
Italy2.5%2023
Spain2.5%2023
Netherlands2.5%2023
United States2.5%2023
China2.5%2023
Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | |
| 2022 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 17.3% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 17% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 16.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 15.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 15.6% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 16.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 17.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 17.7% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 17.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 17% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 17.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 18.3% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 19.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 19.9% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 20.4% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 6% | 20.9% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 21.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 7.8% | 22.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 8.6% | 23.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 9.3% | 23.6% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10% | 25.8% |
World Bank definition
Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)
Prevalence of undernourishment 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%.
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