Possible associations with the following variables were
assessed: (1) the continent; (2) the Human Development Index
(HDI); (3) the Income Gini Coefficient e measuring income inequalities;
(4) the population living below $1.25 (Parity of Purchase
Power e PPP) per day; (5) the per capita daily calorie intake; (6) the
child malnutrition rate (stunting); and (7) the net Official Development
Assistance (ODA) received between 1996 and 2010. These
are the most used variables related to FNS determinants identified
through literature review; the daily per capita calorie intake is the
indicator historically used by the FAO to measure undernourishment