Data for 2005

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2005

Figures for 2005, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2005 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 69.7; 40 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 7.4. Against 2004, 122 values changed (32 up, 90 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2005

HighestSomalia

69.7

Lowest40 countries share it

2.5

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

167countries
1measure
2005the year it describes
106distinct values1 decimal, as published
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2005, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2005: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	69.7
2	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	49.4
3	HaitiHTICaribbean	47.7
4	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	42.9
5	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	40.2
6	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	38.1
7	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	36.7
8	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	36.4
9	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	35.7
10	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	34.8
11	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	34.5
12	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	32.9
13	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	32.3
14	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	30.9
15	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	30.6
16	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	30.0
17	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	29.5
18	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	29.2
19	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	28.9
20	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	28.5
=21	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	28.4
=21	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	28.4
23	KenyaKENEastern Africa	28.0
24	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	27.9
25	BoliviaBOLSouth America	27.6
26	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	27.3
27	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	26.9
=28	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	24.8
=28	TogoTGOWestern Africa	24.8
30	NicaraguaNICCentral America	21.9
31	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	21.5
32	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	21.3
33	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	21.1
34	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	19.9
35	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	19.2
36	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	18.8
37	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	18.6
38	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	18.4
39	HondurasHNDCentral America	18.1
40	NigerNERWestern Africa	18.0
41	PeruPERSouth America	17.9
=42	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	17.6
=42	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	17.6
44	EcuadorECUSouth America	17.4
45	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	17.3
46	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	17.0
=47	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	16.9
=47	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	16.9
49	IraqIRQWestern Asia	16.5
50	GuineaGINWestern Africa	16.4
51	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	16.3
52	SenegalSENWestern Africa	15.8
53	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	15.5
54	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	15.2
55	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	15.1
56	MacauMACEastern Asia	14.9
=57	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	14.8
=57	PanamaPANCentral America	14.8
59	GabonGABMiddle Africa	14.3
60	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	14.2
61	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	13.8
62	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	13.0
63	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	12.7
64	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	12.2
65	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	11.8
66	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	11.7
67	MaliMLIWestern Africa	11.2
=68	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	11.1
=68	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	11.1
70	ColombiaCOLSouth America	11.0
71	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	10.4
72	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	10.3
73	OmanOMNWestern Asia	10.1
74	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	9.4
75	BeninBENWestern Africa	9.2
76	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	9.1
=77	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	8.9
=77	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	8.9
=79	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	8.8
=79	SurinameSURSouth America	8.8
81	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	8.5
82	VenezuelaVENSouth America	7.8
=83	ParaguayPRYSouth America	7.4
=83	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	7.4
=85	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	7.3
=85	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	7.3
=87	GuyanaGUYSouth America	7.1
=87	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7.1
=87	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	7.1
90	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	6.9
91	IranIRNSouthern Asia	6.4
92	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	6.2
=93	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	6.1
=93	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	6.1
95	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	5.8
96	BrazilBRASouth America	5.7
=97	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	5.6
=97	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	5.6
=99	JordanJORWestern Asia	5.4
=99	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	5.4
101	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	5.3
102	DominicaDMACaribbean	5.1
103	BelizeBLZCentral America	5.0
104	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	4.9
=105	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	4.8
=105	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	4.8
=107	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	4.7
=107	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	4.7
=109	FijiFJIMelanesia	4.5
=109	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	4.5
=109	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	4.5
112	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	4.3
113	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	4.2
114	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	4.1
=115	MexicoMEXCentral America	4.0
=115	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	4.0
117	Costa RicaCRICentral America	3.8
118	SamoaWSMPolynesia	3.7
119	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3.6
120	BelarusBLREastern Europe	3.4
=121	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	3.3
=121	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	3.3
123	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3.2
124	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.1
125	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	2.8
=126	ChileCHLSouth America	2.6
=126	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	2.6
=128	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=128	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2.5
=128	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.5
=128	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.5
=128	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.5
=128	CubaCUBCaribbean	2.5
=128	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.5
=128	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.5
=128	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2.5
=128	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.5
=128	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2.5
=128	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2.5
=128	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2.5
=128	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2.5
=128	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2.5
=128	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.5
=128	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.5
=128	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.5
=128	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2.5
=128	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.5
=128	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2.5
=128	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	2.5
=128	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.5
=128	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2.5
=128	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2.5
=128	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=128	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.5
=128	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2.5
=128	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	2.5
=128	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2.5
=128	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	2.5
=128	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.5
=128	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2.5
=128	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2.5
=128	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.5
=128	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2.5
=128	UkraineUKREastern Europe	2.5
=128	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	2.5
=128	United StatesUSANorthern America	2.5
=128	UruguayURYSouth America	2.5

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia69.7
2Zambia49.4
3Haiti47.7
4Angola42.9
5Sierra Leone40.2

Lowest

128United Statesshared2.5
128Uruguayshared2.5
128Ukraineshared2.5
128Swedenshared2.5
128Sloveniashared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 7.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
122values changed, of 167 in both
32 · 90rose · fell
45unchanged

Rose most

Eswatini9.7 → 11.7+2.0
Namibia18.4 → 19.9+1.5
North Korea33.2 → 34.5+1.3
Republic of the Congo27.2 → 28.4+1.2
Mauritania9.5 → 10.3+0.8

Fell most

Angola50.6 → 42.9−7.7
Sierra Leone44.4 → 40.2−4.2
Afghanistan34.6 → 30.6−4.0
Myanmar28.8 → 24.8−4.0
Djibouti32.7 → 28.9−3.8

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

106 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 40 countries share 2.5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 167 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2005). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2005

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