Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)

Dataset SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS published by World Bank, World Development Indicators. This page describes the source table. The measures below are the specific selections this site takes from it.

About the source table

Publisher: World Bank, World Development Indicators
Original producer: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Code: SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS
Last update by provider: 8 October 2026
Last checked here: 9 November 2026
Licence (series metadata): CC BY-4.0
Source note: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home

Definition published with the series

Prevalence of undernourishment is the percentage of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life. Data showing as 2.5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.

Measures taken from this dataset

Measure	Fixed selection	Unit
Prevalence of undernourishment	SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS	% of population