Food insecurity in Uruguayan homes with young children fell from 18.9% to 14.8%.
The sharpest drop since this measurement began in 2022 still leaves children more exposed than the national average.
Uruguay's preliminary Continuous Household Survey data show the largest year-over-year decline yet recorded for homes with children under six: moderate or severe food insecurity fell from 18.9% to 14.8%.
WHAT HAPPENED
Across all households, moderate or severe food insecurity fell from 13.2% to 12.4%, while severe food insecurity fell from 1.9% to 1.5%. In homes with children under six, severe food insecurity fell from 2.2% to 1.8%. The child-focused series has been measured since 2022.
WHY THIS IS HOPESLOP
A four-point drop for families with very young children is meaningful progress in a problem measured through lived household experience. It is not mission accomplished: children remain more exposed than the wider population, and preliminary data need continued tracking.
ORIGINAL SOURCEPresidency of Uruguay / National Food InstituteRead the original report
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