The share of population in Haiti whose habitual food intake was insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at 45 percent between 2020 and 2022. Although undernourishment still affects nearly half the Haitian population, the country has shown signs of improvement compared to the previous decades, when the prevalence of undernourishment stood at 51.8 percent. Still, Haiti had the highest undernourishment prevalence share in the Caribbean.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Haiti between 2004 and 2023
2004 to 2006, 2018 to 2020, 2020 to 2022 and 2021 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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FAO. (July 24, 2024). Prevalence of undernourishment in Haiti between 2004 and 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1034033/undernourishment-prevalence-haiti/
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FAO. (2024). Prevalence of undernourishment in Haiti between 2004 and 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1034033/undernourishment-prevalence-haiti/
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Prevalence of undernourishment in Haiti between 2004 and 2023 [Graph], FAO, July 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1034033/undernourishment-prevalence-haiti/