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Obesity in adults

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

More than 10% increase in adult obesity was recorded in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Haiti between 2000 and 2016 (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO et al. (2023)

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es

Breastfeeding ALC

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

At 42.6% in 2021, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life in Latin America and the Caribbean is below the global estimate of 47.7% (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO et al. (2023)

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es

Healthy diet cost LAC

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

At 4.08 PPP dollars per person per day in 2021, LAC recorded the highest average cost of a healthy diet compared to other regions in the world (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO et al. (2023)

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es

Healthy diet access

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

22.7% of the LAC population, that is, 133.4 million people, did not have access to a healthy diet (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO et al. (2023)

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es

Healthy diet in the Caribbean

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

92.6% of the population in Haiti and 62.6% in Jamaica could not afford a healthy diet in the Caribbean (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO et al. (2023)

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es