Prevalence of undernourishment in Caribbean
Caribbean: Prevalence of undernourishment was 17.5% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Caribbean, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of undernourishment in Caribbean stood at 17.5%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Caribbean peaked at 19.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2014.
That places Caribbean 13th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 12.5% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 14.7% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 10 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 28.1% compare
- 11 Congo, Republic of 26.4% compare
- 12 Gabon 25.3% compare
- 13 Rwanda 24.4% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 24.1% compare
- 15 Botswana 24.0% compare
- 16 Angola 22.5% compare
More development goals data for Caribbean
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 426.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,753 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 117 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 115 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 110 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 124 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 125 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.24 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 388.9 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Caribbean?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Caribbean was 17.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2014.
- How does Caribbean rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Caribbean ranks 13th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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