Peru: undernourishment prevalence 2004-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 7, 2024

The share of population in Peru whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at seven percent between 2021 and 2023. Peru has improved significantly on lowering such prevalence compared to the previous period, when the prevalence of undernourishment stood at almost 19 percent.

Prevalence of undernourishment in Peru between 2004 and 2023

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2024

Region

Peru

Survey time period

2004 to 2023

Special properties

Average three-year estimates

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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