the overwhelming majority per cent of the world s undernourished people live in developing countries with two thirds of them concentrated in seven nations bangladesh china the democratic republic of the congo ethiopia india indonesia and pakistan most hungry people million reside in asia and the pacific although the highest share per cent or million people are found in subsaharan africa figure iii the proportion of undernourished people ranges from under per cent in cote d ivoire to almost per cent in the democratic republic of the congo food and agriculture organization of the united nations a