The source includes Mexico in the Central American region
Supplementary notes
* Forecast.
According to FAO, "the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) is an estimate of the proportion 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".
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Central America: undernourishment prevalence 2005-2018
The share of population in Central America (including Mexico) whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at *** percent in 2018. The prevalence of undernourishment in the region declined between 2005 and 2016, and it has remained steady at *** percent since 2016.
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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (July 15, 2019). Prevalence of undernourishment in Central America between 2005 and 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1032413/undernourishment-prevalence-central-america/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of undernourishment in Central America between 2005 and 2018." Chart. July 15, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1032413/undernourishment-prevalence-central-america/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2019). Prevalence of undernourishment in Central America between 2005 and 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1032413/undernourishment-prevalence-central-america/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in Central America between 2005 and 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Jul 2019, /statistics/1032413/undernourishment-prevalence-central-america/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in Central America between 2005 and 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1032413/undernourishment-prevalence-central-america/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Prevalence of undernourishment in Central America between 2005 and 2018 [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, July 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1032413/undernourishment-prevalence-central-america/
