According to the United Nations estimates, one in how many people are chronically undernourished?

According to the United Nations estimates, one in how many people are chronically undernourished?

• A. 5
• B. 7
• C. 9
• D. 12

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is understanding how the United Nations describes global hunger: it looks at the share of people whose dietary energy intake is below what’s needed. The commonly cited figure is about nine percent of the world’s population, meaning roughly one in nine people face chronic undernourishment. This is a percentage, not a total count, and it reflects prevalence across all countries rather than a specific number of people in any one place. So the option that corresponds to nine translates to about nine out of every hundred people worldwide. The other numbers would imply lower or higher prevalence than what the UN estimates in recent years.

The main idea here is understanding how the United Nations describes global hunger: it looks at the share of people whose dietary energy intake is below what’s needed. The commonly cited figure is about nine percent of the world’s population, meaning roughly one in nine people face chronic undernourishment. This is a percentage, not a total count, and it reflects prevalence across all countries rather than a specific number of people in any one place. So the option that corresponds to nine translates to about nine out of every hundred people worldwide. The other numbers would imply lower or higher prevalence than what the UN estimates in recent years.