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Food Security Update | World Bank Response to Rising Food Insecurity Latest Update – February 5, 2024 Domestic food price inflation remains high. Inflation higher than 5% is experienced in 63.2% of low-income countries (no change since the last update on January 18, 2024), 73.9% of lower-middle-income countries (no change), 48% of upper-middle-income countries (no change), and 44.4% of high-income countries (1.9-percentage-point decrease). In real terms, food price inflation exceeded overall inflation in 71% of the 165 countries where data is available. https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/brief/food-security-update © 2024 The World Bank,