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Hunger and malnutrition in Czechia

2.8%of children under five stunted (2001)Low

Under 2.5% of people in Czechia go without enough food. 2.8% of young children are too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition, and 4.5% are dangerously thin.

under 2.5%undernourished (2024, FAO)
9.1%moderately or severely food insecure (2024)
2.8%children under 5 stunted (2001)
4.5%children under 5 wasted (2001)
2.1%children under 5 underweight (2001)
4.6%children under 5 overweight (2001)
19%children 6-59 months anaemic (2019, WHO)
3 per 1,000children who die before age five (2024)

How Czechia compares

In Europe & Central Asia it is 20th of 32.

Frequently asked questions

How many people are hungry in Czechia?

Under 2.5% of people in Czechia are undernourished (2024), FAO's lowest band, so hunger in the sense of too few calories is rare.

What percentage of children are stunted in Czechia?

2.8% of children under five in Czechia were stunted in 2001, which WHO rates low. 4.5% were wasted (2001).

Sources: FAO (undernourishment, food insecurity), UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Malnutrition Estimates (stunting, wasting, underweight, overweight), WHO (anaemia) and UN IGME (child deaths), as published by the World Bank.

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