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Prevalence of undernourishment (population)

Population below minimum dietary energy consumption is the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously.

wb-indicators:SN.ITK.DEFC.POP

Prevalence of undernourishment (population)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
58 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SN.ITK.DEFC.POP
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Prevalence of undernourishment (population) carries observations for 58 countries and areas:

Africa · Angola · Burundi · Benin · Burkina Faso · Botswana · Central African Republic · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Comoros · Cape Verde · Djibouti · Algeria · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Libya · Lesotho · Morocco · Madagascar · Mali · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · North Africa · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · Sudan · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Somalia · Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) · Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) · Sao Tome and Principe · Swaziland · Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa · Seychelles · Chad · Togo · Tunisia · Tanzania · Uganda · Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe