Prevalence of undernourishment in China
China: Prevalence of undernourishment was 2.9% in 2009. βΌ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in China, 2001β2009
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment in China is 2.9%, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in China peaked at 10.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2009.
That places China 99th out of 115 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in China?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in China was 2.9% in 2009, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2009.
- How does China rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- China ranks 99th out of 115 countries with data for 2009.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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