Prevalence of Food Consumption Inadequacy in Pangkal Pinang City Increased by 1.21% in the Last 5 Years

Citing data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Pangkal Pinang City, Bangka Belitung Islands, reached 8.68% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 4.06% from the previous year's 12.74%, while in the last 5 years it increased by 1.21%.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Pangkal Pinang City 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 required for a normal, active, and healthy life.

This indicator can be used as a tool to assess the condition of food and nutrition insecurity.

This means that less than 8.68% of the total population in Pangkal Pinang City consumes food but has insufficient energy requirements.

Compared to 6 other regencies/cities in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Pangkal Pinang City ranks first in PoU. The region with the highest PoU (last rank) is Bangka Tengah Regency (11.55%).

Here is a list of the lowest PoU in all regencies/cities in Bangka Belitung Islands Province in 2024.

1. Pangkal Pinang City: 8.68%
2. East Belitung Regency: 10.32%
3. Bangka Regency: 10.45%
4. West Bangka Regency: 10.85%
5. South Bangka Regency: 10.95%
6. Belitung Regency: 11.26%
7. Central Bangka Regency: 11.55%

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