2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment

2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment

2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment

2.1 By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round

Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

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. It is expressed as a percentage. Undernourishment is defined as the condition by which a person has access, on a regular basis, to the amount of food that are insufficient to provide the energy required for conducting a normal, healthy and active life, given his or her own dietary energy requirements.

Undernutrition is defined as chronic hunger, a condition in which a person does not have an adequate amount of food necessary to provide the energy required for leading a normal, healthy, and active life, considering their individual energy needs in nutrition over a period of at least one year.
The indicator is the result of a combination of changes in overall food availability, households' ability to access it, socio-demographic characteristics of the population, as well as differences between countries and regions at any given time.

The indicator is obtained as the cumulative probability that the habitual dietary energy intake is below the minimum dietary energy requirements (i.e. the lowest limit of the range of energy requirements for the population’s representative average individual).

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Republic of Serbia

FAO - The Food and Agriculture Organization

Annual

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