Access to food for Mexico City's vulnerable populations
Mexico City has a high level of income per capita, but the distribution of income is highly unequal. This high inequality is partly responsible for the 13.4 percent of Mexico City's population that suffers from malnutrition. According to the Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política Social (the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy), this population is below the poverty line, and cannot afford the $1,177.04 pesos ($96.47 USD) that it takes, on average, to feed one person for a month. Read more or join the discussion.




