Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs.
undernourished, 2020

Both metrics indicate that someone does not get enough food (in terms of calories) to eat: these metrics should be stronglycorrelated. Severe food insecurity is measured based on food security questionnaires among households. Undernourishment isbased on estimates of actual calorie intake across the population.

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