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This is the main FAO hunger indicator. It measures the share of the population that consumes an amount of calories that is insufficient to cover the energy requirement
for an active and healthy life (as defined by the minimum dietary energy requirement).
1970
2015
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- Depth of the food deficit in kilocalories per person per day
- Global Hunger Index
- Global Hunger Index vs. GDP per capita
- Global Hunger Index vs. extreme poverty
- Global number of people who are undernourished
- Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita
- MDG1.C: Share of population undernourished
- Number of children who are stunted
- Number of children who are wasted
- Number of children who are wasted
- Number of people defined as undernourished
- Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
- Number of people who are severely food insecure
- Number of people who are undernourished
- Number of people who are undernourished
- Number of severely food insecure people by region
- Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
- Prevalence of stunting vs. improved sanitation facilities
- Prevalence of stunting vs. people practicing open defecation
- Prevalence of undernourishment vs share of children who are stunted
- Prevalence of undernourishment vs. share living in extreme poverty
- Prevalence of underweight children vs. extreme poverty
- Share of children that are underweight
- Share of children who are stunted
- Share of children who are stunted
- Share of children who are stunted vs GDP per capita
- Share of children who are wasted
- Share of children who are wasted
- Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting
- Share of people who are undernourished
- Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
- Share of population with severe food insecurity
- Share of population with severe food insecurity
- Share of the population that are undernourished
- Share of the population who are undernourished vs GDP per capita
- Stunting by World Bank income group
- Stunting vs GDP per capita
- Stunting vs level of prosperity