Food Consumption Deficiency Rate in the Sangihe Islands Increased by 11.12% in 2023

Based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in the Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi, reached 11.12% in 2023.

This figure is up 1.83% from the previous year's 9.29%, and has increased by 7.3% over the past five years.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.53% in 2023. This means that the PoU in the Sangihe Islands Regency is higher than the national average.

According to the National Food Agency (Bapanas), PoU is a condition where a person regularly consumes an insufficient amount of food to meet the energy needed for a normal, active, and healthy life. This indicator can be used as a tool to assess food and nutrition insecurity.

This means that the population in the Sangihe Islands Regency who consume food but whose energy needs are insufficient, does not reach 11.12% of the total population.

Compared to 14 other regencies/cities in North Sulawesi Province, the PoU in the Sangihe Islands Regency is the lowest (last in rank). The area with the lowest PoU (highest ranking) is Tomohon City (3.75%).

The following is a list of the lowest PoU in the 10 regencies/cities of North Sulawesi Province in 2023.

1. Tomohon City: 3.75%
2. Bitung City: 3.91%
3. Kotamobagu City: 4.61%
4. Manado City: 4.63%
5. Minahasa Regency: 5.42%
6. Bolaang Mongondow Regency: 6.38%
7. East Bolaang Mongondow Regency: 6.55%
8. South Bolaang Mongondow Regency: 6.57%
9. North Minahasa Regency: 7.11%
10. Talaud Islands Regency: 7.34%