Between the period of 2020 and 2022, Central African Republic was the leading Middle African country in terms of undernourishment, at a ratio of 48.7 percent of the population. By comparison, from 2004 to 2006, Angola had the highest level of undernourished population (52.6 percent), exceeding the Middle African average by 20.7 percentage points. On the other hand, the prevalence of undernourishment was lowest in Sao Tome and Principe between 2004 and 2006 (10.3 percent) and in Cameroon from 2020 to 2022 (6.4 percent).
Prevalence of undernourishment in the total population in Central Africa from 2004 to 2022, by country
Data is not available for Equatorial Guinea.
The source adds the following information: "Regional estimates were included when more than 50 percent of the population was covered. To reduce the margin of error, estimates are presented as three-year averages".
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FAO. (July 11, 2023). Prevalence of undernourishment in the total population in Central Africa from 2004 to 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193798/undernourishment-in-central-africa-by-country/
FAO. "Prevalence of undernourishment in the total population in Central Africa from 2004 to 2022, by country." Chart. July 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193798/undernourishment-in-central-africa-by-country/
FAO. (2023). Prevalence of undernourishment in the total population in Central Africa from 2004 to 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193798/undernourishment-in-central-africa-by-country/
FAO. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in The Total Population in Central Africa from 2004 to 2022, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193798/undernourishment-in-central-africa-by-country/
FAO, Prevalence of undernourishment in the total population in Central Africa from 2004 to 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193798/undernourishment-in-central-africa-by-country/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Prevalence of undernourishment in the total population in Central Africa from 2004 to 2022, by country [Graph], FAO, July 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193798/undernourishment-in-central-africa-by-country/
