Presented in the Analysis of the Child Guarantee National Action Plans report, the indicator measures the proportion of children unable to eat a complete meal, consisting of meat, chicken, fish or a vegetarian equivalent – every other day.<\/p>\n
In the child food poverty scorecard, Poland was ranked eleventh among all EU Member States. According to the data, in our country 11.28 % of children do not have the opportunity to eat a wholesome meal once every two days.\u00a0 This is lower than the EU average, which is 16 % in 2021. The most similar result to Poland was recorded in Spain, where 10 % of children live at risk of nutritional poverty.<\/p>\n
Countries with the lowest percentage of children who cannot eat properly include Cyprus, Ireland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Portugal and Sweden. In these countries, the percentage does not exceed 7 %.<\/p>\n
The highest percentage of children unable to eat a healthy, balanced diet is found in Bulgaria. In this country, more than 45 % of children do not have access to a wholesome meal every other day. Romania, Greece, Hungary and Slovakia have between 30 and 35 % of children with poorer access to adequate food, according to Eurostat data.<\/p>\n
The situation is better in France, Italy and Germany, but these countries also ranked above the EU average. Germany has more than 22 % of children at risk of food poverty, while France and Italy have less than 20 %.<\/p>\n
Arkadiusz S\u0142omczy\u0144ski<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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