undernourishment

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The world average for undernourishment is 9.2%, while in the Pacific islands of Oceania, excluding Australia and New Zealand, it was nearly 21%, or more than one in five people.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Though undernourishment can have political causes, it is often tied to climate factors such as droughts and floods that damage crops.

From Scientific American • Oct. 24, 2023

That ungainly term doesn't refer to the chronic food scarcity and undernourishment, which afflicts more than 800 million people in poor countries, but rather to the disruption of people's typical food-consumption patterns.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2021

After decades of steady decline, the prevalence of undernourishment around the world has been increasing over the last several years, driven by factors including conflict, economic insecurity, and weather shocks related to climate change.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2020

Especially does undernourishment weaken the health of the proletariat and thus hinder even the limited educational work of the primary school.

From The Future Belongs to the People by Liebknecht, Karl Paul August Friedrich