Prevalence of undernourishment in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Prevalence of undernourishment was 3.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 3.5% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 13.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.1% | — |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 6.6% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 3.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Prevalence of undernourishment is the percentage 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. Data showing as 2.5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.