Trend · rank 71 of 250

Persistent nutritional deprivation

Undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies remain concentrated among vulnerable groups, impairing early childhood development, cognitive ability and physical capacity even where total food supply is sufficient.

Human CapitalFood, water & naturefood systemsinequalitydisease

Second pass: Carried forward from the first pass, where it was Malnutrition. Held by all three panel models.

Sensitivity and network position

Rank
71of 250
Sensitivity
10.8rank 91
Breadth
2of 20 scenarios High or above
PageRank
28.9rank 154
Eigenvector
0.5
Betweenness
51.2
Links
9trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite
27.2

Attention over three years

How much this trend is read about on Wikipedia and searched for on Google, week by week, set against the typical trend in the list so that what moves every trend at once is taken out. 100 is this trend's own three-year average. The score measures public attention, which is not the same as the strength of the force: a trend can deepen unnoticed, and a news event can lift attention for a fortnight.

Now
81
Over a year
−9%Steady
Over three years
−35%
Peak
1421 Dec 2024
Sources
Bothagreement 0.73
Coverage
25languages · 69 nations

Trailing 4-week average. 100 is this trend’s three-year average.

By language

Wikipedia reading in each language edition where the trend’s pages are read enough to measure (25 of 28). Share is of all the readers counted.

LanguageShareNowOver a yearThree years
English65%94−10%
Spanish4%77−15%
Russian4%85−29%
Hindi4%55−18%
Arabic3%109−3%
Chinese3%167+109%
French2%69−18%
German2%70−48%
Persian2%80−26%
Indonesian2%97+5%
Portuguese2%76−27%
Italian1%83+3%
Japanese1%68−66%
Bengali1%81+1%
Korean1%98−9%
Turkish1%81−11%
Ukrainian0%139+71%
Swahili0%13−77%
Hebrew0%99−21%
Dutch0%121−5%
Polish0%116+3%
Malay0%47−47%
Tamil0%138+44%
Thai0%159+72%
Urdu0%23−57%

By country

Google search interest over the three years, as a share of each country’s searching. 100 is the nation where interest is highest. The search terms are English, which favours countries that search in English.

Somalia

Burkina Faso

Malawi

Ethiopia

Zambia

Haiti

Madagascar

DR Congo

Cameroon

Rwanda

Zimbabwe

Uganda

100

69

69

65

58

54

52

51

46

40

38

33

The 12 highest of 69 nations with a reading.

By region and G20 member

Attention to this trend inside each place, from Google searches made in its countries and Wikipedia reading in the languages mostly read there, averaged where both exist. Each line compares the trend with its own past in that place; the lines do not compare places.

Regions

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
North AmericaGoogle in 2 countries + Wikipedia in English85+4%−7%−32%
EuropeGoogle in 7 countries + Wikipedia in German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch83−8%−14%−32%
Indo-PacificGoogle in 11 countries + Wikipedia in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Thai, Malay104+29%−4%+1%
South AsiaGoogle in 3 countries + Wikipedia in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Urdu66+6%−27%−50%
Gulf and Middle EastGoogle in 3 countries + Wikipedia in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew66−22%−28%−52%
AfricaGoogle in 5 countries + Wikipedia in Swahili36−35%−48%−78%
Latin America and CaribbeanGoogle in 4 countries + Wikipedia in Spanish, Portuguese71−9%−27%−41%
Russia and EurasiaWikipedia in Russian, Ukrainian95+14%−15%+27%

G20 members

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
AustraliaGoogle92+29%−25%−29%
BrazilGoogle + Wikipedia in Portuguese73−1%−32%−34%
CanadaGoogle65−19%−17%−56%
FranceGoogle + Wikipedia in French80+4%−13%−32%
GermanyGoogle + Wikipedia in German75+8%−38%−37%
IndiaGoogle + Wikipedia in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil70+10%−27%−45%
IndonesiaGoogle + Wikipedia in Indonesian88+9%−10%+25%
ItalyGoogle + Wikipedia in Italian83−2%−14%−23%
JapanGoogle + Wikipedia in Japanese85+15%−48%−6%
South KoreaGoogle + Wikipedia in Korean124+21%+58%−1%
MexicoGoogle67−23%−26%−48%
RussiaWikipedia in Russian85+2%−29%+27%
Saudi ArabiaGoogle56−16%−21%−75%
South AfricaGoogle97+22%+1%−29%
TürkiyeGoogle + Wikipedia in Turkish62−11%−26%−54%
United KingdomGoogle70−10%−27%−52%
United StatesGoogle + Wikipedia in English87+9%−5%−30%

Relation to each scenario

A trend relates to a scenario when it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Each score is the median of three scores given separately by the members of the model panel.

RelationScenarioFamily
5 · Very highTwo breadbasket failures trigger a food availability crisis S06Energy, climate and resources
4 · HighA validated farming package raises water-efficient output S16 ↗Energy, climate and resources
2 · LowA novel respiratory pathogen exceeds health surge capacity S10Health
1 · Very lowA major disaster disables the national economic core S07Energy, climate and resources
1 · Very lowA live outbreak proves rapid distributed pandemic defence S20 ↗Health
0 · Not relatedCritical trade divides into rival blocs S01Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA global funding seizure reaches sovereign balance sheets S02Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA regional war closes a globally important sea route S03Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedHybrid coercion ends in an infrastructure blackout S04Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedA disputed transfer of power breaks effective government S05Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedAn AI deployment step causes abrupt labour displacement S08Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedA cryptographic breakthrough invalidates digital trust S09Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedA creditor agreement releases fiscal capacity S11 ↗Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA cross-regional market access compact redirects investment S12 ↗Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA great-power agreement lowers economic security barriers S13 ↗Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedA verified Middle East settlement restores access S14 ↗Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedCheap firm clean power becomes available at scale S15 ↗Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedAI-directed research produces a reproducible discovery step S17 ↗Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedA public service platform reaches inclusive operation S18 ↗Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedAffordable preventive treatments reduce chronic illness S19 ↗Health

Similarity = 0.3 × shared tags (Jaccard) + 0.3 × likeness of scenario profiles (cosine) + 0.3 × likeness of names and descriptions (TF-IDF cosine) + 0.1 if in the same capability domain, cut into seven levels at 0.12, 0.22, 0.33, 0.45, 0.58, 0.72. Shown at Moderate and above.

SimilarityTrendThemeRank
3 · ModerateEntrenched opportunity inequalityPeople, health & work9
3 · ModerateFood storage & cold chainsFood, water & nature110
3 · ModerateReproductive, maternal & child healthPeople, health & work123
3 · ModerateFertiliser supply dependenceFood, water & nature143
3 · ModerateAgricultural soil degradationFood, water & nature148
3 · ModerateStaple food export concentrationFood, water & nature159
3 · ModerateAgricultural technologyFood, water & nature171
3 · ModerateSanitation & hygiene access gapsPeople, health & work188
3 · ModerateFood loss & wasteFood, water & nature191