Central America: number of undernourished people 2005-2020
In Central America and Mexico, approximately 19 million people were estimated to be undernourished in 2020. The number of population whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life in this region has been increasing since 2017, when 14.4 million Central Americans and Mexicans suffered from undernourishment. The 32 percent increase from 2019 to 2020 was also influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the world during this period.
