World vs Zambia: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population

World
8.2 %
in 2023
Zambia
14.6 %
in 2023
World rank
18th
Zambia rank
21st

Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population over time

  • World
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 14.6 % against 8.2 % in World, a difference of 6.4 %.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.8 times World's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

World ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 21st of 37 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade World Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 6.83 % 21.65 % 14.82 % Zambia
2020s 8.28 % 16.27 % 8 % Zambia

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, World or Zambia?
Zambia, at 14.6 % against 8.2 % in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population between World and Zambia?
6.4 %, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zambia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do World and Zambia rank globally for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population?
World ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 21st 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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Indicator
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
152 places, 1,348 data points, 2014–2023
Last refreshed

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.