Table 1

Prevalence of food insecurity by household socioeconomic demographic characteristics, PNGIMR’s CHESS 2021

Household characteristicsCategoryFood insecurity levelFood securityTotal population
SevereModerateMildTotal
SectorUrban74 (0.8%)252 (2.7%)589 (6.3%)915 (9.8%)8389 (90.2%)9304 (100.0%)
Rural975 (3.4%)2731 (9.6%)2825 (9.9%)6531 (22.9%)22 045 (77.1%)28 576 (100.0%)
ProvincePort Moresby20 (1.1%)42 (2.3%)96 (5.2%)158 (8.5%)1692 (91.5%)1850 (100.0%)
Central236 (2.2%)1805 (16.7%)1739 (16.1%)3780 (35.1%)7001 (64.9%)10 781 (100.0%)
Eastern Highlands436 (3.8%)765 (6.7%)1259 (11.1%)2460 (21.7%)8894 (78.3%)11 354 (100.0%)
Madang297 (6.7%)357 (8.0%)53 (1.2%)707 (15.9%)3751 (84.1%)4458 (100.0%)
East Sepik0 (0.0%)13 (0.3%)82 (1.7%)95 (2.0%)4745 (98.0%)4840 (100.0%)
East New Britain60 (1.3%)1 (0.0%)185 (4.0%)246 (5.4%)4351 (94.6%)4597 (100.0%)
Age group (in year)0–484 (3.2%)194 (7.3%)246 (9.3%)524 (19.7%)2131 (80.3%)2655 (100.0%)
5–14234 (2.6%)746 (8.3%)776 (8.6%)1756 (19.5%)7234 (80.5%)8990 (100.0%)
15–24211 (2.9%)600 (8.2%)654 (8.9%)1465 (20.0%)5875 (80.0%)7340 (100.0%)
25–34163 (2.9%)440 (8.0%)553 (10.0%)1156 (20.9%)4370 (79.1%)5526 (100.0%)
35–44124 (2.6%)422 (8.8%)452 (9.4%)998 (20.8%)3794 (79.2%)4792 (100.0%)
45–54117 (3.0%)269 (6.8%)349 (8.9%)735 (18.6%)3207 (81.4%)3942 (100.0%)
55–6470 (3.0%)167 (7.2%)219 (9.5%)456 (19.7%)1853 (80.3%)2309 (100.0%)
65–10146 (2.0%)145 (6.2%)165 (7.1%)356 (15.3%)1970 (84.7%)2326 (100.0%)
SexMale552 (2.9%)1567 (8.1%)1748 (9.1%)3867 (20.1%)15 362 (79.9%)19 229 (100.0%)
Female497 (2.7%)1416 (7.6%)1666 (8.9%)3579 (19.2%)15 072 (80.8%)18 651 (100.0%)
No of household member1–252 (2.6%)134 (6.6%)183 (9.1%)369 (18.3%)1647 (81.7%)2016 (100.0%)
3–4266 (3.1%)542 (6.3%)689 (8.0%)1497 (17.4%)7115 (82.6%)8612 (100.0%)
5–6348 (3.1%)906 (8.1%)1004 (9.0%)2258 (20.3%)8860 (79.7%)11 118 (100.0%)
7–8186 (2.5%)466 (6.3%)554 (7.5%)1206 (16.4%)6166 (83.6%)7372 (100.0%)
9–1091 (2.7%)313 (9.3%)358 (10.6%)762 (22.6%)2607 (77.4%)3369 (100.0%)
10+106 (2.0%)622 (11.5%)626 (11.6%)1354 (25.1%)4039 (74.9%)5393 (100.0%)
No of women aged 15–49 years in household095 (3.1%)195 (6.4%)264 (8.6%)554 (18.1%)2506 (81.9%)3060 (100.0%)
1528 (3.3%)1223 (7.6%)1316 (8.1%)3067 (19.0%)13 109 (81.0%)16 176 (100.0%)
2200 (2.2%)756 (8.2%)907 (9.8%)1863 (20.1%)7391 (79.9%)9254 (100.0%)
3137 (2.8%)488 (10.0%)544 (11.1%)1169 (23.8%)3734 (76.2%)4903 (100.0%)
4+89 (2.0%)321 (7.2%)383 (8.5%)793 (17.7%)3694 (82.3%)4487 (100.0%)
No of children under 5 years of age living in household0640 (3.0%)1804 (8.4%)1854 (8.7%)4298 (20.1%)17 083 (79.9%)21 381 (100.0%)
1286 (2.9%)688 (6.9%)1062 (10.7%)2036 (20.5%)7887 (79.5%)9923 (100.0%)
287 (2.4%)326 (8.9%)332 (9.0%)745 (20.3%)2927 (79.7%)3672 (100.0%)
3+36 (1.2%)165 (5.7%)166 (5.7%)367 (12.6%)2537 (87.4%)2904 (100.0%)
No of men aged 15–64 years living in household035 (1.2%)133 (4.5%)138 (4.6%)306 (10.3%)2671 (89.7%)2977 (100.0%)
1404 (2.9%)985 (7.1%)1081 (7.7%)2470 (17.7%)11 484 (82.3%)13 954 (100.0%)
2259 (2.7%)690 (7.3%)944 (10.0%)1893 (20.0%)7551 (80.0%)9444 (100.0%)
3196 (3.5%)436 (7.7%)624 (11.0%)1256 (22.1%)4424 (77.9%)5680 (100.0%)
465 (1.9%)357 (10.5%)400 (11.8%)822 (24.3%)2566 (75.7%)3388 (100.0%)
5+90 (3.7%)382 (15.7%)227 (9.3%)699 (28.7%)1738 (71.3%)2437 (100.0%)
Household wealth quintilePoorest243 (3.2%)582 (7.7%)503 (6.6%)1328 (17.5%)6248 (82.5%)7576 (100.0%)
Poor263 (3.5%)572 (7.6%)481 (6.3%)1316 (17.4%)6259 (82.6%)7575 (100.0%)
Middle214 (2.8%)674 (8.9%)640 (8.4%)1528 (20.2%)6049 (79.8%)7577 (100.0%)
Rich278 (3.7%)418 (5.5%)846 (11.2%)1542 (20.4%)6029 (79.6%)7571 (100.0%)
Richest51 (0.7%)737 (9.7%)944 (12.5%)1732 (22.8%)5849 (77.2%)7581 (100.0%)
Total1049 (2.8%)2983 (7.9%)3414 (9.0%)7446 (19.7%)30 434 (80.3%)37 880 (100.0%)
  • CHESS, Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System; PNGIMR, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research.