List of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment
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This is a list of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment, as defined by the United Nations World Food Programme and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in its "The State of Food Insecurity in the World" 2006 report. Since data for industrialized nations is lacking, this article deals mostly with those countries considered "developing" by international standards.
Ranking | Country | Percentage of population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-92 | Percentage of population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003 |
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1 | Eritrea | 68% | 73% |
2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31% | 72% |
3 | Burundi | 48% | 67% |
4 | Tajikistan | 22% | 61% |
5 | Sierra Leone | 46% | 50% |
6 | Liberia | 34% | 49% |
7 | Zambia | 48% | 47% |
7 | Haiti | 65% | 47% |
8 | Ethiopia | 61% | 46% |
9 | Zimbabwe | 45% | 45% |
9 | Mozambique | 66% | 45% |
9 | Central African Republic | 50% | 45% |
10 | Tanzania | 37% | 44% |
12 | Madagascar | 35% | 38% |
12 | Angola | 58% | 38% |
13 | Yemen | 34% | 37% |
14 | Rwanda | 43% | 36% |
15 | North Korea | 18% | 35% |
16 | Malawi | 50% | 34% |
17 | Congo | 54% | 34% |
18 | Cambodia | 43% | 33% |
18 | Chad | 58% | 33% |
19 | Niger | 41% | 32% |
20 | Kenya | 39% | 31% |
21 | Bangladesh | 35% | 30% |
21 | Botswana | 23% | 30% |
22 | Armenia | 52% | 29% |
23 | Mongolia | 34% | 28% |
23 | Comoros | 29% | 28% |
24 | Gambia | 22% | 27% |
24 | Sudan | 31% | 27% |
24 | Dominican Republic | 27% | 27% |
24 | Nicaragua | 30% | 27% |
25 | Uzbekistan | 8% | 26% |
26 | Togo | 33% | 25% |
26 | Cameroon | 33% | 25% |
26 | Panama | 21% | 25% |
27 | Guinea | 39% | 24% |
28 | Pakistan | 24% | 23% |
28 | Guatemala | 16% | 23% |
28 | Bolivia | 28% | 23% |
28 | Namibia | 34% | 23% |
28 | Senegal | 23% | 23% |
29 | Honduras | 23% | 22% |
29 | Sri Lanka | 28% | 22% |
30 | Laos | 29% | 21% |
30 | Thailand | 30% | 21% |
31 | India | 25% | 20% |
32 | Philippines | 26% | 19% |
32 | Uganda | 24% | 19% |
32 | Swaziland | 14% | 19% |
33 | Venezuela | 11% | 18% |
Developing World | 20% | 17% | |
34 | Vietnam | 31% | 17% |
34 | Nepal | 20% | 17% |
34 | Burkina Faso | 21% | 17% |
35 | Paraguay | 18% | 15% |
36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18% | 14% |
36 | Benin | 20% | 14% |
36 | Colombia | 17% | 14% |
37 | Georgia | 44% | 13% |
38 | Ghana | 37% | 12% |
38 | Lesotho | 17% | 12% |
38 | Peru | 42% | 12% |
38 | China | 16% | 12% |
39 | El Salvador | 12% | 11% |
39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13% | 11% |
39 | Moldova | 5% | 11% |
40 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5% | 10% |
40 | Azerbaijan | 34% | 10% |
40 | Mauritania | 15% | 10% |
40 | Suriname | 13% | 10% |
40 | Jamaica | 14% | 10% |
41 | Guyana | 21% | 9% |
41 | Nigeria | 13% | 9% |
41 | Bulgaria | 8% | 9% |
41 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 9% | 9% |
42 | Turkmenistan | 12% | 8% |
42 | Kazakhstan | <2.5% | 8% |
42 | Brazil | 12% | 8% |
43 | Jordan | 4% | 7% |
43 | Croatia | 16% | 7% |
43 | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 15% | 7% |
44 | Slovakia | 4% | 6% |
44 | Albania | 5% | 6% |
44 | Mauritius | 6% | 6% |
44 | Morocco | 6% | 6% |
44 | Indonesia | 9% | 6% |
45 | Myanmar | 10% | 5% |
45 | Mexico | 5% | 5% |
45 | Ecuador | 8% | 5% |
45 | Kuwait | 24% | 5% |
45 | Algeria | 5% | 5% |
45 | Gabon | 10% | 5% |
46 | Kyrgyzstan | 21% | 4% |
46 | Syria | 5% | 4% |
46 | Saudi Arabia | 4% | 4% |
46 | Iran | 4% | 4% |
46 | Chile | 8% | 4% |
46 | Costa Rica | 6% | 4% |
47 | Malaysia | 3% | 3% |
47 | Uruguay | 7% | 3% |
47 | Lebanon | <2.5% | 3% |
47 | Turkey | <2.5% | 3% |
47 | Egypt | 4% | 3% |
47 | Belarus | <2.5% | 3% |
47 | Russia | 4% | 3% |
47 | Ukraine | <2.5% | 3% |
47 | Estonia | 9% | 3% |
47 | Latvia | 3% | 3% |
47 | Slovenia | 3% | 3% |
48 | Romania | <2.5% | <2.5% |
48 | Poland | <2.5% | <2.5% |
48 | Czech Republic | <2.5% | <2.5% |
48 | Hungary | <2.5% | <2.5% |
48 | Lithuania | 4% | <2.5% |
48 | Tunisia | <2.5% | <2.5% |
48 | Libya | <2.5% | <2.5% |
48 | United Arab Emirates | 4% | <2.5% |
48 | Argentina | <2.5% | <2.5% |
48 | Cuba | 7% | <2.5% |
48 | South Korea | <2.5% | <2.5% |
[edit] See also
- Undernourishment
- List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty
- Famine
- United Nations Millenium Development Goals
- Developing countries