Exploring Undernourishment

Exploring data from the United Nations to better understand undernourishment.

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• Shiny App deployed to: Exploring Undernourishment.
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Exploring Undernourishment Article:

• Part 1 - Introduction and Overview
• Part 2 - Literature Review
• Part 3 - Data Exploration
• Part 4 - Research Area 1: General Trend
• Part 5 - Research Area 2: Most Successful Countries
• Part 6 - Research Area 3: Surprising Trends
• Part 7 - Research Area 4: Most Influential Indicator
• Part 8 - Recommendations and Conclusions

Data Sources

Data provided by:

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Raw data obtained from:

• FAO: Suite of Food Security Indicators

Additional information about the data sources can be found at:

• FAO: Sustainable Development Goals: Indicator 2.1.1 - Prevalence of Undernourishment
• FAO: Food Security Indicators
• Our World in Data: Hunger and Undernourishment

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Data Dictionary

variable	description	type	category
country	The country being recorded	identifier	identifier
year	The year of record	identifier	identifier
prevalence_of_undernourishment	Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average)	target	target
percentage_of_arable_land	Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average)	other	agriculture
avg_value_of_food_production	Average value of food production (constant 2004-2006 I$/cap) (3-year average)	other	economics
cereal_import_dependency_ratio	Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average)	other	economics
food_imports_as_share_of_merch_exports	Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average)	other	economics
gross_domestic_product_per_capita_ppp	Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, dissemination (constant 2011 international $)	other	economics
food_production_variability	Per capita food production variability (constant 2004-2006 thousand int$ per capita)	other	food security
food_supply_variability	Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day)	other	food security
avg_dietary_adequacy	Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average)	other	food security
avg_protein_supply	Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average)	other	food security
avg_supply_of_protein_of_animal_origin	Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year average)	other	food security
caloric_energy_from_cereals_roots_tubers	Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers (kcal/cap/day) (3-year average)	other	food security
number_moderate_food_insecurity	Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average)	other	food security
number_severe_food_insecurity	Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average)	other	food security
prevalence_moderate_food_insecurity	Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population (percent) (3-year average)	other	food security
prevalence_severe_food_insecurity	Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population (percent) (3-year average)	other	food security
access_to_basic_drinking_water	Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent)	other	health
access_to_basic_sanitation_services	Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent)	other	health
prevalence_of_anemia	Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)	other	health
prevalence_of_obesity	Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)	other	health
number_people_undernourished	Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average)	other	health
children_affected_by_wasting	Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)	other	health
children_who_are_overweight	Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (percent)	other	health
children_who_are_stunted	Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (percent)	other	health
prevalence_of_breastfeeding_women	Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age	other	health
access_to_improved_drinking_water	Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (Percent)	other	health
access_to_improved_sanitation_services	Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services (Percent)	other	health
prevalence_of_low_birthrate	Prevalence of low birthweight (percent)	other	health
rail_line_density	Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area)	other	infrastructure
political_stability	Political stability and absence of violence/terrorism (index)	other	politics