Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Upper-middle-income countries

Prevalence of undernourishment in upper-middle-income countries in 2023 — 3.7%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 7 pp.

2023 3.7% −0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 10.7%2001
Period minimum 3.7%2018

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Upper-middle-income countries, 2001–2023051015200120042007201020132016201920222001: 10.7%2002: 10.2%2003: 9.7%2004: 9.1%2005: 8.3%2006: 7.5%2007: 6.7%2008: 5.9%2009: 5.1%2010: 4.6%2011: 4.3%2012: 4.1%2013: 4%2014: 3.9%2015: 3.8%2016: 3.8%2017: 3.7%2018: 3.7%2019: 3.7%2020: 3.8%2021: 3.8%2022: 3.8%2023: 3.7%
Change over the period: −7 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries

Upper-middle-income countries 3.7%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.7 −0.1 pp
2022 3.8 −0 pp
2021 3.8 +0.1 pp
2020 3.8 +0.1 pp
2019 3.7 +0 pp
2018 3.7 −0 pp
2017 3.7 −0.1 pp
2016 3.8 −0 pp
2015 3.8 −0.1 pp
2014 3.9 −0.1 pp
2013 4 −0.2 pp
2012 4.1 −0.2 pp
2011 4.3 −0.3 pp
2010 4.6 −0.5 pp
2009 5.1 −0.8 pp
2008 5.9 −0.8 pp
2007 6.7 −0.8 pp
2006 7.5 −0.8 pp
2005 8.3 −0.8 pp
2004 9.1 −0.6 pp
2003 9.7 −0.5 pp
2002 10.2 −0.5 pp
2001 10.7

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.