Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Mauritius

Prevalence of undernourishment in Mauritius in 2023 — 8.7%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 2.8 pp.

2023 8.7% +0.8 pp vs 2022
World rank 105of 165
Period maximum 8.7%2023
Period minimum 5.4%2005

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Mauritius, 2001–202356789200120042007201020132016201920222001: 5.9%2002: 5.8%2003: 5.6%2004: 5.6%2005: 5.4%2006: 5.4%2007: 5.6%2008: 5.4%2009: 5.5%2010: 5.5%2011: 6.1%2012: 6.5%2013: 6.7%2014: 6.8%2015: 7.1%2016: 7.2%2017: 7.3%2018: 7.1%2019: 7.6%2020: 7.5%2021: 7.7%2022: 7.9%2023: 8.7%
Change over the period: +2.8 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Mauritius 8.7%
World 8.5%
Eastern Africa computed 25.8%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.7 +0.8 pp
2022 7.9 +0.2 pp
2021 7.7 +0.2 pp
2020 7.5 −0.1 pp
2019 7.6 +0.5 pp
2018 7.1 −0.2 pp
2017 7.3 +0.1 pp
2016 7.2 +0.1 pp
2015 7.1 +0.3 pp
2014 6.8 +0.1 pp
2013 6.7 +0.2 pp
2012 6.5 +0.4 pp
2011 6.1 +0.6 pp
2010 5.5 +0 pp
2009 5.5 +0.1 pp
2008 5.4 −0.2 pp
2007 5.6 +0.2 pp
2006 5.4 +0 pp
2005 5.4 −0.2 pp
2004 5.6 +0 pp
2003 5.6 −0.2 pp
2002 5.8 −0.1 pp
2001 5.9

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.