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United States - Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population) 2.5

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 169 economies tracked

Latest value

2.5 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 169 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 2001

1×

Ranking Race — Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#163200120062011201620212025#166#1642006 overtook United Kingdom
United StatesSomaliaHaitiMadagascarZambia

Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. United States climbed from #166 to #164 (overtook United Kingdom). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United States ↓

Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2006
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto
2008
Global financial crisis curated

Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.

Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population), 2001-2024

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120242.52.833.173.5
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