United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

List of figures and tables

TABLES

1 Prevalence of undernourishment (percent)

2 Number of people undernourished (millions)

3 Prevalence of food insecurity (percent)

4 Number of severely food-insecure people (millions)

5 Number of moderately or severely food-insecure people (millions)

6 Prevalence of food insecurity by sex (percent)

7 Prevalence of stunting among children under five years of age (percent)

8 Prevalence of wasting among children under five years of age (percent)

9 Prevalence of overweight among children under five years of age (percent)

10 Prevalence of anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 years (percent)

11 Prevalence of obesity among adults (percent)

12 Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0–5 months of age (percent)

13 Prevalence of low birthweight (percent)

14 Cost of a healthy diet

15 Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (millions)

16 Prevalence of undernourishment (percent)

17 Number of undernourished people (millions)

18 Prevalence of food insecurity (percent)

19 Number of food-insecure people (millions)

20 Prevalence of food insecurity by sex (percent)

21 Prevalence of stunting among children under five years of age (percent)

22 Prevalence of wasting among children under five years of age (percent)

23 Prevalence of overweight among children under five years of age (percent)

24 Prevalence of anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 years (percent)

25 Prevalence of obesity among adults (percent)

26 Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0–5 months of age (percent)

27 Prevalence of low birthweight (percent)

28 Affordability of a healthy diet

29 Cost of a healthy diet (PPP dollars per person per day)

FIGURES

1 Prevalence of undernourishment in the world and Africa, and the number of undernourished in Africa

2 Prevalence of undernourishment in Africa by subregion

3 Number of undernourished people in Africa by subregion

4 Prevalence of undernourishment in Africa by subregion and country (2020–2022 average)

5 Prevalence of food insecurity in Africa by subregion

6 Number of severely food-insecure people in Africa by subregion

7 Number of moderately or severely food-insecure people in Africa by subregion

8 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Africa by subregion and country

9 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity by sex (2022)

10 Prevalence of stunting among children under five years of age in Africa by subregion

11 Prevalence of stunting among children under five years of age in Africa by subregion and country

12 Prevalence of wasting among children under five years of age in Africa by subregion (2022)

13 Prevalence of wasting among children under five years of age in Africa by subregion and country (latest year available from 2015 to 2022)

14 Prevalence of overweight among children under five years of age in Africa by subregion

15 Prevalence of overweight among children under five years of age in Africa by subregion and country

16 Prevalence of anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 years in Africa by subregion

17 Prevalence of anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 years in Africa by subregion and country

18 Prevalence of obesity among adults in Africa by subregion

19 Prevalence of obesity among adults in Africa by subregion and country

20 Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0–5 months of age in Africa by subregion

21 Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0–5 months of age in Africa by subregion and country

22 Prevalence of low birthweight in Africa by subregion

23 Prevalence of low birthweight in Africa by subregion and country

24 Change in the cost of a healthy diet in Africa by subregion

25 Change in the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet in Africa by subregion

26 Percentage of people unable to afford a healthy diet in Africa by country and subregion