Many people in African countries experience a caloric deficit. According to data from knoema.com, nine out of ten countries with the largest caloric deficit are located on the African continent.
The Central African Republic has the deepest food intake deficit, reaching 490 kilocalories (kcal)/person/day. However, the caloric deficit in this country has decreased compared to the previous year, which reached 453 kcal/person/day. Haiti has the second-largest caloric deficit, reaching 468 kcal/person/day. Indonesia ranks 74th out of 171 countries. The Indonesian population has a daily caloric deficit of 53 kcal/person.
According to the UK's National Health Service, the average adult male requires 2,500 kcal/day, while the average adult female requires 2,000 kcal/day. Following this standard, people in the Central African Republic only meet 75.5-80.4% of their total daily caloric needs.
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