{
 "code": "LK.SOC.WDI.SN_ITK_DEFC_ZS.A",
 "name": "Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "Per cent",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "World Bank",
 "publisher": "World Bank",
 "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-10-08",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.SOC.WDI.SN_ITK_DEFC_ZS.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "licence": "Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "2001", "value": 16.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 16.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 15.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 15.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 14.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 13.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 12.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 11.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 10.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 11.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 10.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 10.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 8.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 6.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 4.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 4.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 5.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 5.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 3.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 3.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 4.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 5.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 6.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 4.9, "status": null}
 ]
}