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Hunger and malnutrition in Dominica

3.0% of people in Dominica do not get enough to eat, about 2 thousand.

3.0%undernourished (2024, FAO)
34%moderately or severely food insecure (2022)
30%children 6-59 months anaemic (2019, WHO)
36 per 1,000children who die before age five (2024)

Undernourishment in Dominica since 2002

Share of people not getting enough calories, FAO. Each figure is a three-year average centred on the year.

  1. 20024.1%
  2. 20044.7%
  3. 20065.8%
  4. 20087.1%
  5. 20108.6%
  6. 20129.0%
  7. 20149.3%
  8. 20168.8%
  9. 20187.4%
  10. 20204.9%
  11. 20223.4%
  12. 20243.0%

Frequently asked questions

How many people are hungry in Dominica?

FAO estimates 3.0% of people in Dominica were undernourished in 2024, about 2 thousand people. 34% faced moderate or severe food insecurity (2022).

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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