The share of population in Chile whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at 2.7 percent between 2016 and 2018. Chile is one of the few Latin American and Caribbean countries whose percentage falls under five percent regarding undernourishment. In addition, the country has improved compared to the period between 2004 and 2006, when the prevalence of undernourishment stood at 3.9 percent.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Chile between 2004 and 2018
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, 2019). Prevalence of undernourishment in Chile between 2004 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1034143/undernourishment-prevalence-chile/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of undernourishment in Chile between 2004 and 2018." Chart. August 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1034143/undernourishment-prevalence-chile/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2019). Prevalence of undernourishment in Chile between 2004 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1034143/undernourishment-prevalence-chile/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in Chile between 2004 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1034143/undernourishment-prevalence-chile/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in Chile between 2004 and 2018 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1034143/undernourishment-prevalence-chile/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Prevalence of undernourishment in Chile between 2004 and 2018 [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, August 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1034143/undernourishment-prevalence-chile/