In 2016, prevalence of undernourishment in South Africa was 6.1 %. In the ranking by prevalence of undernourishment including 163 countries, South Africa has the 155th rank that is close to the positions of such countries as Sierra Leone and the Sudan. Compared to Australia which at the top of the ranking with prevalence of undernourishment of 2.5 % in 2016, South Africa has 144.00 % percent higher prevalence of undernourishment.