COVID-19 pandemic hit and caused severe economic hardships, it also impacted and influenced the three percentage points increase of the undernourishment prevalence. The subregion with the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded that year was the Caribbean.
The share of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at 9.1 percent in 2020. This is the second-highest value of prevalence of undernourishment in the region, only after the one recorded in 2005. As the Prevalence of undernourishment in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2005 and 2020
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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (July 12, 2021). Prevalence of undernourishment in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2005 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031202/undernourishment-prevalence-latin-america-caribbean/
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FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2021). Prevalence of undernourishment in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2005 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031202/undernourishment-prevalence-latin-america-caribbean/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in Latin America and The Caribbean between 2005 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031202/undernourishment-prevalence-latin-america-caribbean/
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