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Health > Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percentage of population that subsists on less than the required nutritional amounts per day.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 BurundiBurundi 67.3% 2012
2 ComorosComoros 65.3% 2012
3 EritreaEritrea 61.3% 2012
4 HaitiHaiti 49.8% 2012
5 ZambiaZambia 43.1% 2012
6 East TimorEast Timor 38.3% 2012
7 EthiopiaEthiopia 37.1% 2012
8 MozambiqueMozambique 36.8% 2012
9 SwazilandSwaziland 35.8% 2012
=10 TanzaniaTanzania 33% 2012
=10 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 33% 2012
12 PalestinePalestine 31.8% 2012
=13 ZimbabweZimbabwe 30.5% 2012
=13 GuatemalaGuatemala 30.5% 2012
15 TajikistanTajikistan 30.2% 2012
16 UgandaUganda 30.1% 2012
17 RwandaRwanda 29.7% 2012
=18 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 29.4% 2012
=18 ChadChad 29.4% 2012
20 NamibiaNamibia 29.3% 2012
21 YemenYemen 28.8% 2012
22 LiberiaLiberia 28.6% 2012
23 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 28.2% 2012
24 MadagascarMadagascar 27.2% 2012
25 LaosLaos 26.7% 2012
26 IraqIraq 26.2% 2012
27 KenyaKenya 25.8% 2012
28 BotswanaBotswana 25.7% 2012
29 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 25% 2012
30 AngolaAngola 24.4% 2012
31 Sri LankaSri Lanka 22.8% 2012
32 ParaguayParaguay 22.3% 2012
33 NicaraguaNicaragua 21.7% 2012
34 SenegalSenegal 21.6% 2012
35 BoliviaBolivia 21.3% 2012
36 MongoliaMongolia 21.2% 2012
=37 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 20.5% 2012
=37 DjiboutiDjibouti 20.5% 2012
39 MalawiMalawi 20% 2012
40 GrenadaGrenada 18.7% 2012
41 PakistanPakistan 17.2% 2012
42 IndiaIndia 17% 2012
=43 BangladeshBangladesh 16.3% 2012
=43 EcuadorEcuador 16.3% 2012
45 PhilippinesPhilippines 16.2% 2012
=46 NepalNepal 16% 2012
=46 GambiaGambia 16% 2012
48 LesothoLesotho 15.7% 2012
49 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 15.6% 2012
50 TogoTogo 15.5% 2012
51 CambodiaCambodia 15.4% 2012
52 GuineaGuinea 15.2% 2012
=53 NigerNiger 13.9% 2012
=53 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 13.9% 2012
55 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 13.4% 2012
56 CameroonCameroon 13.3% 2012
57 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 12.2% 2012
58 El SalvadorEl Salvador 11.9% 2012
59 PeruPeru 11.8% 2012
60 ChinaChina 11.4% 2012
61 ColombiaColombia 10.6% 2012
=62 SurinameSuriname 10.2% 2012
=62 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 10.2% 2012
64 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 10.1% 2012
65 Cape VerdeCape Verde 9.6% 2012
66 IndonesiaIndonesia 9.1% 2012
=67 PanamaPanama 8.7% 2012
=67 HondurasHonduras 8.7% 2012
69 JamaicaJamaica 8.6% 2012
=70 VietnamVietnam 8.3% 2012
=70 SeychellesSeychelles 8.3% 2012
72 Costa RicaCosta Rica 8.2% 2012
73 VanuatuVanuatu 8.1% 2012
74 MauritaniaMauritania 7.8% 2012
=75 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7.6% 2012
=75 KiribatiKiribati 7.6% 2012
=77 NigeriaNigeria 7.3% 2012
=77 MaliMali 7.3% 2012
79 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 7.2% 2012
80 BrazilBrazil 6.9% 2012
81 BelizeBelize 6.4% 2012
82 UruguayUruguay 6.2% 2012
83 BeninBenin 6.1% 2012
84 SyriaSyria 6% 2012
85 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 5.9% 2012
86 ThailandThailand 5.8% 2012
87 UzbekistanUzbekistan 5.7% 2012
=88 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5.6% 2012
=88 GabonGabon 5.6% 2012
90 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 5.5% 2012
=91 MauritiusMauritius 5.4% 2012
=91 MaldivesMaldives 5.4% 2012
=93 MoroccoMorocco 5% 2012
=93 GuyanaGuyana 5% 2012
=95 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.0 2012
=95 DominicaDominica 0.0 2012
=95 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.0 2012
=95 TurkeyTurkey 0.0 2012
=95 LibyaLibya 0.0 2012
=95 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.0 2012
=95 BarbadosBarbados 0.0 2012
=95 LebanonLebanon 0.0 2012
=95 FijiFiji 0.0 2012
=95 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.0 2012
=95 JordanJordan 0.0 2012
=95 MexicoMexico 0.0 2012
=95 ArgentinaArgentina 0.0 2012
=95 GhanaGhana 0.0 2012
=95 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.0 2012
=95 SamoaSamoa 0.0 2012
=95 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.0 2012
=95 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.0 2012
=95 CubaCuba 0.0 2012
=95 ArmeniaArmenia 0.0 2012
=95 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.0 2012
=95 BruneiBrunei 0.0 2012
=95 IranIran 0.0 2012
=95 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.0 2012
=95 ChileChile 0.0 2012
=95 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.0 2012
=95 EgyptEgypt 0.0 2012
=95 KuwaitKuwait 0.0 2012
=95 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.0 2012
=95 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.0 2012
=95 TunisiaTunisia 0.0 2012
=95 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 0.0 2009

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Interesting observations about Health > Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage

  • Burundi has had the highest hunger and malnutrition > undernourished population > percentage since 2009.
  • Eritrea has ranked in the top 3 for hunger and malnutrition > undernourished population > percentage since 1994.
  • Comoros has ranked in the top 3 for hunger and malnutrition > undernourished population > percentage since 1999.
  • Haiti has ranked in the top 5 for hunger and malnutrition > undernourished population > percentage since 2001.
  • Ethiopia has ranked in the top 7 for hunger and malnutrition > undernourished population > percentage since 1994.
  • Zambia has ranked in the top 5 for hunger and malnutrition > undernourished population > percentage since 2006.
  • Mozambique has ranked in the top 8 for hunger and malnutrition > undernourished population > percentage since 2007.
  • Zimbabwe has ranked in the top 14 for hunger and malnutrition > undernourished population > percentage since 1991.
  • Tanzania has ranked in the top 12 for hunger and malnutrition > undernourished population > percentage since 2006.
  • Chad has ranked in the top 18 for hunger and malnutrition > undernourished population > percentage since 1992.
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