Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Malaysia

Prevalence of undernourishment in Malaysia in 2023 — 2.5%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 165.

2023 2.5% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 1of 165
Period maximum 3.8%2009
Period minimum 2.5%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Malaysia, 2001–20232.533.54200120042007201020132016201920222001: 2.5%2002: 2.8%2003: 2.9%2004: 3.1%2005: 3.2%2006: 3.4%2007: 3.6%2008: 3.6%2009: 3.8%2010: 3.5%2011: 3.4%2012: 3.5%2013: 3.7%2014: 3.8%2015: 3.7%2016: 3.3%2017: 3.1%2018: 2.9%2019: 2.8%2020: 2.7%2021: 2.5%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.5%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 2.5%
World 8.5%
South-Eastern Asia computed 5.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.5 +0 pp
2022 2.5 +0 pp
2021 2.5 −0.2 pp
2020 2.7 −0.1 pp
2019 2.8 −0.1 pp
2018 2.9 −0.2 pp
2017 3.1 −0.2 pp
2016 3.3 −0.4 pp
2015 3.7 −0.1 pp
2014 3.8 +0.1 pp
2013 3.7 +0.2 pp
2012 3.5 +0.1 pp
2011 3.4 −0.1 pp
2010 3.5 −0.3 pp
2009 3.8 +0.2 pp
2008 3.6 +0 pp
2007 3.6 +0.2 pp
2006 3.4 +0.2 pp
2005 3.2 +0.1 pp
2004 3.1 +0.2 pp
2003 2.9 +0.1 pp
2002 2.8 +0.3 pp
2001 2.5

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose habitual intake of dietary energy is insufficient to maintain a normal, active and healthy life. The FAO estimate is built on food balance sheets, the distribution of consumption and the minimum energy requirement for the country in question — this is a modeled value, not an observed one.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.