Latin America: undernourishment prevalence 2024, by region

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 29, 2025

In Latin America and the Caribbean, the subregion with the highest prevalence of undernourishment was the Caribbean, where approximately 17.5 percent of the population was estimated to have an insufficient food intake to maintain an active and healthy life. Cental America was the subregion with the second largest prevalence, at five percent. The regional average was forecasted at 5.4 percent.

Prevalence of undernourishment in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2022 and 2024, by subregion

CharacteristicUndernourishment prevalence
Caribbean 17.5%
Regional average 5.4%
Central America 5%
South America 4.2%
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Release date

July 2025

Region

LAC

Survey time period

2022 to 2024

Special properties

Mexico is grouped with Central America

Supplementary notes

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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