Eastern Africa vs Melanesia: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population over time
- Eastern Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 23.4 % against 21.8 % in Eastern Africa, a difference of 1.6 %.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Melanesia ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 3rd of 37 groups.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.68 % | 22.8 % | 0.125 % | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 23.02 % | 23.35 % | 0.325 % | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population, Eastern Africa or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 23.4 % against 21.8 % in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population between Eastern Africa and Melanesia?
- 1.6 %, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Melanesia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Africa and Melanesia rank globally for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population?
- Eastern Africa ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 3rd of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. 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 Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.