Data for 2003

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2003

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2003
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2003, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2003 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 69.8; 36 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 8.6. Against 2002, 128 values changed (46 up, 82 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2003

HighestSomalia

69.8

Lowest36 countries share it

2.5

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

167countries
1measure
2003the year it describes
107distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2003, 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, 2003: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	69.8
2	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	57.5
3	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	50.2
4	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	50.1
5	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	47.0
6	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	41.7
7	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	41.6
8	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	38.7
9	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	37.1
10	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	36.5
11	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	36.1
12	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	35.9
13	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	35.6
14	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	34.5
15	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	33.9
16	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	33.6
17	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	32.9
18	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	32.8
19	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	32.6
20	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	32.1
21	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	31.4
=22	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	29.6
=22	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	29.6
24	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	29.0
25	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28.1
26	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	27.7
27	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	27.2
28	Bolivia`BOL`South America	26.6
29	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	26.0
30	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	24.1
31	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	23.5
32	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	23.4
33	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	23.1
34	Peru`PER`South America	22.1
=35	Ecuador`ECU`South America	21.2
=35	India`IND`Southern Asia	21.2
37	Niger`NER`Western Africa	21.1
38	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	20.2
=39	Honduras`HND`Central America	20.0
=39	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	20.0
41	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	19.9
42	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	19.6
43	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	19.2
44	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	18.9
45	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	18.6
46	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	18.5
=47	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	18.4
=47	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	18.4
49	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	18.3
=50	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	18.0
=50	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	18.0
52	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	17.9
53	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	17.8
54	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	17.7
55	Panama`PAN`Central America	17.4
=56	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	16.9
=56	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	16.9
58	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	16.6
59	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	16.0
60	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	15.9
61	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	14.9
=62	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	14.8
=62	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	14.8
64	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	14.2
65	Venezuela`VEN`South America	13.8
66	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	13.7
67	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	13.2
68	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	13.1
69	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	12.6
70	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	12.3
71	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	11.6
=72	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	11.4
=72	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	11.4
74	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	11.2
75	Suriname`SUR`South America	10.1
76	Colombia`COL`South America	9.6
77	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	9.5
78	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	9.1
=79	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	8.9
=79	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	8.9
=81	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	8.8
=81	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	8.8
=83	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	8.6
=83	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	8.6
=83	Paraguay`PRY`South America	8.6
86	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	8.5
=87	Brazil`BRA`South America	7.6
=87	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	7.6
89	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	7.5
90	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	7.3
91	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	7.1
=92	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	6.8
=92	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	6.8
94	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	6.4
95	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	6.3
=96	Guyana`GUY`South America	6.1
=96	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	6.1
=98	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	6.0
=98	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	6.0
100	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	5.8
=101	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	5.6
=101	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.6
=103	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	5.5
=103	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	5.5
105	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	5.4
106	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	5.3
107	Belize`BLZ`Central America	5.2
108	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	5.1
109	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	4.9
110	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	4.7
=111	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	4.6
=111	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	4.6
113	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	4.5
114	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	4.4
=115	Argentina`ARG`South America	4.3
=115	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	4.3
=115	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	4.3
118	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	4.2
119	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	3.9
120	Mexico`MEX`Central America	3.8
121	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	3.7
122	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	3.6
=123	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	3.4
=123	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	3.4
=125	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	3.0
=125	Uruguay`URY`South America	3.0
127	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	2.9
128	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.8
=129	Chile`CHL`South America	2.7
=129	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2.7
=129	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.7
=132	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=132	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=132	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=132	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=132	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	2.5
=132	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=132	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=132	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=132	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=132	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=132	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=132	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.5
=132	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=132	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=132	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=132	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=132	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=132	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=132	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=132	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=132	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=132	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=132	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=132	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=132	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=132	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=132	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=132	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	2.5
=132	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=132	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=132	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=132	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=132	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=132	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	2.5
=132	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=132	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5

02In 2003

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia69.8
2Angola57.5
3Haiti50.2
4Zambia50.1
5Sierra Leone47.0

Lowest

132United Statesshared2.5
132Ukraineshared2.5
132Seychellesshared2.5
132Swedenshared2.5
132Sloveniashared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 8.6. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
128values changed, of 167 in both
46 · 82rose · fell
39unchanged

Rose most

Moldova26.9 → 29.6+2.7
India19.7 → 21.2+1.5
Dominican Republic21.7 → 23.1+1.4
Albania5.9 → 7.3+1.4
Madagascar34.8 → 36.1+1.3

Fell most

Timor-Leste43.4 → 35.6−7.8
Angola63.6 → 57.5−6.1
Afghanistan43.5 → 38.7−4.8
Armenia26.9 → 23.5−3.4
Myanmar35.8 → 32.6−3.2

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.

How values are stored

107 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 36 countries share 2.5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 167 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2003). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2003

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