Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Prevalence of undernourishment as a share of population

41.6 (%) in 2021

In 2021, prevalence of undernourishment for Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 41.6 %. Prevalence of undernourishment of Democratic People's Republic of Korea increased from 35.7 % in 2002 to 41.6 % in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 0.86%.

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What is prevalence of undernourishment?

Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 5 signifies a prevalence of undernourishment below 5%.

What is Democratic People's Republic of Korea prevalence of undernourishment?