The share of population in Costa Rica whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at less than 2.5 percent between 2021 and 2023. The country's prevalence of undernourishment is relatively low compared to other Central American countries. The figures have also improved compared to the previous decade, when around 5.4 percent of the Costa Rican population was considered undernourished.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica between 2004 and 2023
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, 2024). Prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica between 2004 and 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034089/undernourishment-prevalence-costa-rica/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica between 2004 and 2023." Chart. August 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034089/undernourishment-prevalence-costa-rica/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2024). Prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica between 2004 and 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034089/undernourishment-prevalence-costa-rica/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in Costa Rica between 2004 and 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034089/undernourishment-prevalence-costa-rica/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica between 2004 and 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034089/undernourishment-prevalence-costa-rica/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica between 2004 and 2023 [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, August 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034089/undernourishment-prevalence-costa-rica/
