The share of population in El Salvador whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at nine percent between 2016 and 2018. 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 10.5 percent of the Salvadorian population were considered undernourished.
Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador between 2004 and 2018
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Undernourishment prevalence
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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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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (August 1, 2019). Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador between 2004 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/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 2018." Chart. August 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034096/undernourishment-prevalence-el-salvador/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2019). Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador between 2004 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034096/undernourishment-prevalence-el-salvador/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador between 2004 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034096/undernourishment-prevalence-el-salvador/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador between 2004 and 2018 [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, August 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034096/undernourishment-prevalence-el-salvador/