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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El Salvador: undernourishment prevalence 2004-2024
The share of population in El Salvador whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at *** percent between 2022 and 2024. Even though the country has an above-average prevalence of undernourishment in the Central American region, it has slightly improved compared to the previous decade, when **** percent of the Salvadorian population were considered undernourished.
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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (August 1, 2025). Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador between 2004 and 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1034096/undernourishment-prevalence-el-salvador/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador between 2004 and 2024." Chart. August 1, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1034096/undernourishment-prevalence-el-salvador/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2025). Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador between 2004 and 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1034096/undernourishment-prevalence-el-salvador/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in El Salvador between 2004 and 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Aug 2025, /statistics/1034096/undernourishment-prevalence-el-salvador/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador between 2004 and 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1034096/undernourishment-prevalence-el-salvador/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador between 2004 and 2024 [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, August 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1034096/undernourishment-prevalence-el-salvador/
