Dataset
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as severely food insecure. A household is classified as severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to several of the most severe experiences described in the FIES questions, such as to have been forced to reduce the quantity of the food, to have skipped meals, having gone hungry, or having to go for a whole day without eating because of a lack of money or other resources.
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World Bank
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%) carries observations for 179 countries and areas:
Africa Eastern and Southern · Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Albania · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Antigua and Barbuda · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bulgaria · Bahamas, The · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Belarus · Belize · Brazil · Barbados · Botswana · Central African Republic · Canada · Switzerland · Chile · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Colombia · Comoros · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Djibouti · Dominica · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Algeria · East Asia & Pacific · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Spain · Estonia · Ethiopia · Finland · Fiji · France · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Croatia · Haiti · Hungary · IBRD only · IDA & IBRD total · IDA total · Indonesia · Ireland · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Kiribati · St. Kitts and Nevis · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Lao PDR · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · St. Lucia · Latin America & Caribbean · Least developed countries: UN classification · Sri Lanka · Lesotho · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Mexico · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · Naoero · New Zealand · Pakistan · Peru · Philippines · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Poland · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Romania · Russian Federation · South Asia · Senegal · Singapore · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Serbia · South Sudan · Small states · Sao Tome and Principe · Suriname · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · Seychelles · Chad · East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) · Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) · Timor-Leste · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) · Tonga · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Viet Nam · Vanuatu · World · Samoa · High income · Low income · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe