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".
The share of population in Mexico whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at *** percent between 2022 and 2024. In comparison to the share prevalence between 2004 and 2006, there was a *** percentage point decrease. The undernourishment prevalence rate in Mexico was *** of the lowest among Central American countries.
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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (August 2, 2025). Prevalence of undernourishment in Mexico between 2004 and 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1033410/undernourishment-prevalence-mexico/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of undernourishment in Mexico between 2004 and 2024." Chart. August 2, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1033410/undernourishment-prevalence-mexico/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2025). Prevalence of undernourishment in Mexico between 2004 and 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1033410/undernourishment-prevalence-mexico/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in Mexico between 2004 and 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Aug 2025, /statistics/1033410/undernourishment-prevalence-mexico/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in Mexico between 2004 and 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1033410/undernourishment-prevalence-mexico/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Prevalence of undernourishment in Mexico between 2004 and 2024 [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, August 2, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1033410/undernourishment-prevalence-mexico/
