Food insecurity prevalence by severity in Saint Lucia 2018

The share of population who experience severe food insecurity in Saint Lucia was estimated at 4.5 percent between 2016 and 2018. There was neither a decrease nor an increase in the degree of severe or moderate/severe food insecurity during this period of time. According to the source, a person is considered food insecure when they lack regular access to enough safe and nutritious food to lead an active and healthy life.

Prevalence of food insecurity in Saint Lucia between 2014 and 2018, by degree of severity

Characteristic	2014-2016	2016-2018
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Release date

August 2019

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Region

St. Lucia

Survey time period

Between 2014 and 2018

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Average three-year estimates

Supplementary notes

* Based on official national data.

According to FAO: "A person is food insecure when they lack regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life. This may be due to unavailability of food and/or lack of resources to obtain food. Food insecurity can be experienced at different levels of severity. (...) When someone is severely food insecure, they have run out of food and gone a day or more without eating. In other words, they have most likely experienced hunger. (...) For those who are moderately food insecure, access to food is uncertain. They might have to sacrifice other basic needs, just to be able to eat. When they do eat, it might be whatever is most readily available or cheapest, which might not be the most nutritious food."

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