Less than 2.5 percent of Uruguay's population were estimated to have an insufficient food intake to maintain an active and healthy life between 2018 and 2020. The country has shown signs of improvement compared to the previous measured period, when the three-year average of undernourishment stood at 3.9 percent.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Uruguay between 2004 and 2020
* The prevalence of undernourishment is lower than the figure shown.
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 Uruguay between 2004 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034186/undernourishment-prevalence-uruguay/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of undernourishment in Uruguay between 2004 and 2020." Chart. July 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034186/undernourishment-prevalence-uruguay/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2021). Prevalence of undernourishment in Uruguay between 2004 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034186/undernourishment-prevalence-uruguay/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in Uruguay between 2004 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034186/undernourishment-prevalence-uruguay/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in Uruguay between 2004 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034186/undernourishment-prevalence-uruguay/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Prevalence of undernourishment in Uruguay between 2004 and 2020 [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, July 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034186/undernourishment-prevalence-uruguay/