Depth of hunger (kilocalories per person per day) - Nutrition - Health - World Development Indicators



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Depth of hunger or the intensity of food deprivation, indicates how much food-deprived people fall short of minimum food needs in terms of dietary energy. The food deficit, in kilocalories per person per day, is measured by comparing the average amount of dietary energy that undernourished people get from the foods they eat with the minimum amount of dietary energy they need to maintain body weight and undertake light activity. The depth of hunger is low when it is less than 200 kilocalories per person per day, and high when it is higher than 300 kilocalories per person per day.
Depth of hunger (kilocalories per person per day) - Nutrition - Health - World Development Indicators (2006)

Rank

Country

Value

1Bermuda920
2Democratic Republic of the Congo430
3Haiti430
4Belize430
5Sierra Leone390
6United Arab Emirates390
7Burundi360
8Eritrea350
9Belarus340
10Comoros340
11Zambia330
12Rwanda330
13Nicaragua320
14Ethiopia310
15Liberia310
16Zimbabwe310
17Burma300
18Angola290
19Bangladesh290
20Trinidad and Tobago290
21Chad290
22Malawi290
23Least developed countries: UN classification284.28
24Mozambique280
25Central African Republic280
26Vietnam280
27Tanzania280
28Togo280
29Pakistan280
30Low income277.24
31Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)273.03
32Yemen270
33South Asia263.84
34Netherlands Antilles260
35Bolivia260
36Mongolia260
37Romania260
38Madagascar260
39India260
40Sub-Saharan Africa250.41
41Armenia250
42Laos250
43Cambodia250
44China250
45Sri Lanka250
46Republic of the Congo250
47Peru250
48Grenada250
49Niger250
50East Asia & Pacific246.74
51Lower middle income243.62
52Low & middle income241.99
53Botswana240
54Uzbekistan240
55Philippines240
56Gambia240
57Sudan240
58Guinea-Bissau240
59Middle income234.96
60Indonesia230
61Mauritius230
62Morocco230
63Timor-Leste230
64Mexico230
65Guyana230
66Honduras230
67Egypt230
68Iran220
69Kenya220
70Djibouti220
71Brazil220
72Dominican Republic220
73Bahamas220
74Swaziland220
75Latin America & Caribbean212.12
76Samoa210
77South Africa210
78Thailand210
79Guatemala210
80Japan210
81Paraguay210
82Mali210
83Russia210
84Middle East & North Africa209.19
85Upper middle income201.73
86Cyprus200
87Argentina200
88Antigua and Barbuda200
89Benin200
90Bulgaria200
91Poland200
92Chile200
93Slovenia200
94Kazakhstan200
95Czech Republic200
96Europe & Central Asia192.30
97Tajikistan190
98Panama190
99El Salvador190
100Nepal190
101Nigeria190
102Ivory Coast190
103Lithuania190
104Tunisia190
105Uganda190
106Venezuela190
107Estonia180
108Georgia180
109St. Kitts and Nevis180
110Suriname180
111Moldova180
112Algeria180
113West Bank and Gaza180
114Jamaica170
115Turkey170
116Burkina Faso170
117Turkmenistan170
118Colombia170
119Senegal170
120Israel170
121New Caledonia170
122Cape Verde160
123Seychelles160
124Macedonia160
125Lebanon160
126Ghana160
127Albania160
128Cameroon160
129French Polynesia150
130Barbados150
131Costa Rica150
132Vanuatu150
133Bosnia and Herzegovina140
134Kiribati140
135Gabon140
136Namibia140
137St. Lucia140
138North Korea130
139Finland130
140Syria130
141Netherlands130
142Solomon Islands130
143South Korea130
144Azerbaijan130
145Sweden130
146Saudi Arabia130
147Kuwait130
148Mauritania130
149Guinea130
150Malaysia130
151Ukraine130
152Switzerland120
153Spain120
154Denmark120
155High income118.41
156High income: OECD116.07
157Jordan110
158Serbia110
159Sao Tome and Principe110
160Germany110
161France110
162Norway110
163Lesotho110
164Greece110
165Portugal110
166United Kingdom110
167Belgium110
168Ireland110
169Euro area108.90
170Luxembourg100
171United States100
172Italy100
173Slovakia90
174Dominica90
175Ecuador90
176Croatia80
177Libya80
178Maldives80
179Kyrgyzstan70
180Cuba60
181Australia50
182New Zealand40
183Fiji40
184Iceland40
185Canada20
186Austria20
187Malta20
188Latvia0
189Brunei Darussalam0
190St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
191Hungary0
192Uruguay0
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