The share of population in Trinidad and Tobago whose habitual food intake was insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at 6.7 percent between 2018 and 2020. The chart displays the significant improvement this Caribbean country has had on lowering the prevalence of undernourishment when compared to the time period between 2004 and 2006, when around 11.1 percent of the population was undernourished.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Trinidad and Tobago between 2004 and 2020
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. (July 12, 2021). Prevalence of undernourishment in Trinidad and Tobago between 2004 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034069/undernourishment-prevalence-trinidad-tobago/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of undernourishment in Trinidad and Tobago between 2004 and 2020." Chart. July 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034069/undernourishment-prevalence-trinidad-tobago/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2021). Prevalence of undernourishment in Trinidad and Tobago between 2004 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034069/undernourishment-prevalence-trinidad-tobago/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in Trinidad and Tobago between 2004 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034069/undernourishment-prevalence-trinidad-tobago/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in Trinidad and Tobago between 2004 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034069/undernourishment-prevalence-trinidad-tobago/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Prevalence of undernourishment in Trinidad and Tobago between 2004 and 2020 [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, July 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034069/undernourishment-prevalence-trinidad-tobago/