Eastern Africa vs Malawi: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) over time
- Eastern Africa
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 59.6 % against 23.7 % in Eastern Africa, a difference of 35.9 %.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.5 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 2nd of 37 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.04 % | 51.06 % | 27.02 % | Malawi |
| 2020s | 25.2 % | 55.74 % | 30.54 % | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over), Eastern Africa or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 59.6 % against 23.7 % in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) between Eastern Africa and Malawi?
- 35.9 %, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Malawi?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Malawi rank globally for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 2nd of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.