The share of population in Jamaica whose habitual food intake was insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at 8 percent between 2016 and 2018. The percentages demonstrate that the country did not progress in lowering the prevalence of undernourishment and instead increased by one percentage point when compared to the time period between 2004 and 2006, when it stood at 7 percent.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Jamaica between 2004 and 2018
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 Jamaica between 2004 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034039/undernourishment-prevalence-jamaica/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of undernourishment in Jamaica between 2004 and 2018." Chart. August 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034039/undernourishment-prevalence-jamaica/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2019). Prevalence of undernourishment in Jamaica between 2004 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034039/undernourishment-prevalence-jamaica/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in Jamaica between 2004 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034039/undernourishment-prevalence-jamaica/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in Jamaica between 2004 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034039/undernourishment-prevalence-jamaica/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Prevalence of undernourishment in Jamaica between 2004 and 2018 [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, August 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034039/undernourishment-prevalence-jamaica/