Table 1 Comparison of country-level prevalence estimates for selected SDG 2 food security and nutrition indicators to MDD-W and MDD-C
From: Consensus on commitment and action to monitor healthy diets
Country | Selected SDG 2 food security and nutrition indicators | MDD-W (%), DHS | MDD-C (%), UNICEF14 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of undernourishment (%), FAO12 | Severe food insecurity (%), FAO12 | Moderate or severe food insecurity (%), FAO12 | Anemia (%), WHO13 | |||
Nepal | 4.5 (2016) | 9.6 (CI 7.9–11.3) (2015–2017) | 31.2 (CI 28–34.3) (2015–2017) | 35.3 (CI 27.3–43) (2016) | 50 (2016)15 | 48.2 (CI 45–51.5) (2022) |
Nigeria | 10.4 (2018) | 15.1 (CI 12.9–17.3) (2017–2019) | 47.1 (CI 43.5–50.7) (2017–2019) | 55 (CI 43.7–65) (2018) | 56 (2018)15 | 31.1 (CI 29.3–33) (2021) |
Sierra Leone | 27.9 (2019) | 32.2 (CI 30.7–33.7) (2018–2020) | 85.3 (CI 84.2–86.3) (2018–2020) | 48.4 (CI 40.4–56.4) (2019) | 56 (2019)14 | 24.4 (CI 21.8–27.1) (2021) |
Tajikistan | 11.6 (2017) | NA | NA | 33.8 (CI 26.6–41.6) (2017) | 80 (2017)15 | 22.5 (CI 20.3–24.9) (2017) |
