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Hunger · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Hunger and malnutrition in Malta

3.3%of children under five stunted (2022)Low

Under 2.5% of people in Malta go without enough food. 3.3% of young children are too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition, and 0.4% are dangerously thin.

under 2.5%undernourished (2024, FAO)
9.0%moderately or severely food insecure (2024)
3.3%children under 5 stunted (2022)
0.4%children under 5 wasted (2022)
0.7%children under 5 underweight (2022)
10%children under 5 overweight (2022)
17%children 6-59 months anaemic (2019, WHO)
5 per 1,000children who die before age five (2024)

How Malta compares

Malta has the 117th highest child stunting of 129 countries with an estimate since 2015. In Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it is 19th of 20.

Frequently asked questions

How many people are hungry in Malta?

Under 2.5% of people in Malta 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 Malta?

3.3% of children under five in Malta were stunted in 2022, which WHO rates low. 0.4% were wasted (2022). That ranks Malta 117 of 129 countries with an estimate since 2015, highest first.

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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