Table 2 Summary of data points, descriptions and data sources
From: Food insecurity and outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Variable name | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
COVID-19 infections | This refers to the COVID-19 confirmed cases at country level | |
Trade as % of GDP | Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product | |
Population, total | Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimate | |
'GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)' | GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products | |
'Cereal yield (kg per hectare)' | Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains | |
Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) | The indicator calculates the Dietary Energy Supply (DES) as a percentage of the Average Dietary Energy Requirement (ADER). Each country's or region's average supply of calories for food consumption is normalized by the average dietary energy requirement estimated for its population to provide an index of adequacy of the food supply in terms of calories | |
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) | The prevalence of undernourishment expresses the probability that a randomly selected individual from the population consumes an amount of calories that is insufficient to cover her/his energy requirement for an active and healthy life | |
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) | Per capita food supply variability corresponds to the variability of the "food supply in kcal/caput/day". It compares the variations of the food supply across countries and time | |
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) | Wasting prevalence is the proportion of children under five whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0–59 |