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Number of undernourished/starving people worldwide 2000-2017
Number of undernourished/starving people worldwide 2000-2017
Number of undernourished/starving people worldwide from 2000 to 2017 (in millions)
by Erin Duffin,
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Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of undernourished people worldwide from 2000 to 2017. Between 2015 to 2017, about 803.1 million people were undernourished around the world.
Undernourishment is defined as the status of persons, whose food intake regularly provides less than their minimum energy requirements.
Number of undernourished/starving people worldwide from 2000 to 2017 (in millions)
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| Number of starving people worldwide in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2000-02 | 928 |
| 2001-03 | 946 |
| 2002-04 | 956.1 |
| 2003-05 | 955 |
| 2004-06 | 938.4 |
| 2005-07 | 911 |
| 2006-08 | 881.1 |
| 2007-09 | 857.3 |
| 2008-10 | 838.5 |
| 2009-11 | 824.4 |
| 2010-12 | 812.5 |
| 2011-13 | 805 |
| 2012-14 | 794.8 |
| 2013-15 | 787.7 |
| 2014-16 | 790.8 |
| 2015-17 | 803.1 |
| Number of starving people worldwide in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2000-02 | 928 |
| 2001-03 | 946 |
| 2002-04 | 956.1 |
| 2003-05 | 955 |
| 2004-06 | 938.4 |
| 2005-07 | 911 |
| 2006-08 | 881.1 |
| 2007-09 | 857.3 |
| 2008-10 | 838.5 |
| 2009-11 | 824.4 |
| 2010-12 | 812.5 |
| 2011-13 | 805 |
| 2012-14 | 794.8 |
| 2013-15 | 787.7 |
| 2014-16 | 790.8 |
| 2015-17 | 803.1 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of undernourished people worldwide from 2000 to 2017. Between 2015 to 2017, about 803.1 million people were undernourished around the world.
Undernourishment is defined as the status of persons, whose food intake regularly provides less than their minimum energy requirements.
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- 2000 to 2017
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* reperesents provisional estimates.
The acronym FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Underourishment is defined as the status of persons, whose food intake regularly provides less than their minimum energy requirements. The average minimum energy requirement per person is about 1800 kcal per day. The exact requirement is determined by a person’s age, body size, activity level and physiological conditions such as illness, infection, pregnancy and lactation.
Data for Food security indicators can be accessed here.
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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* reperesents provisional estimates.
The acronym FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Underourishment is defined as the status of persons, whose food intake regularly provides less than their minimum energy requirements. The average minimum energy requirement per person is about 1800 kcal per day. The exact requirement is determined by a person’s age, body size, activity level and physiological conditions such as illness, infection, pregnancy and lactation.
Data for Food security indicators can be accessed here.
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