Child Malnutrition Goal

Goal
Reduction of severe and moderate
malnutrition among under-five children
by half
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Child
Child Malnutrition
Malnutrition
Where chronic malnutrition
is highest
Countries where stunting in
under-fives is 40 per cent or more
Korea, Dem. People’s Rep.
Zambia
Burundi
Nepal
Afghanistan
Yemen
Ethiopia
Madagascar
Malawi
Cambodia
Guatemala
India
Nigeria
Bangladesh
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Lesotho
Mauritania
Tanzania
Rwanda
Comoros
Lao PDR
Bhutan
Niger
60
59
57
54
52
52
51
49
49
46
46
46
46
45
45
44
44
44
43
42
41
40
40
Source for all charts, graphs and tables: UNICEF, 2001.
Result
Progress during the 1990s
Underweight prevalence declined from
32 per cent to 28 per cent in developing
countries over the past decade. The most
remarkable progress has been in East Asia
and the Pacific.
Countries where under weight prevalence declined by 25 per cent or more
… but
The high levels of undernutrition in children
and women in South Asia and sub-Saharan
Africa pose a major challenge for child
survival and development. Progress is made
when provision of basic services is combined
with support for initiatives that inform and
empower communities and families
(particularly women) to ensure adequate
nutrient intake and prevent infectious disease.
Issue
Malnutrition is associated with about half of
all child deaths worldwide. Malnourished
children have lowered resistance to infection;
they are more likely to die from common
childhood ailments like diarrhoeal diseases
and respiratory infections; and for those who
survive, frequent illness saps their nutritional
status, locking them into a vicious cycle of
recurring sickness, faltering growth and
diminished learning ability.
60
Tunisia
56
Dominican Rep.
Bhutan
51
Chile
50
49
China
Mexico
46
Jamaica
46
39
Venezuela
Guyana
36
Algeria
35
Indonesia
34
Colombia
34
Guatemala
29
Bolivia
29
Peru
28
Bangladesh
27
El Salvador
27
Viet Nam
26
0
10
20
Per cent decline
4
30
40
Goal: 50% 60
reduction
NUTRITIONAL STATUS IMPROVES
Percentage of under-fives underweight, 1990 and 2000
60
Per cent of under-fives underweight
50
1990
150 million children in developing countries
are still malnourished
2000
More than half of underweight children live in South Asia
Figures in millions
40
30
32
28
Sub-Saharan Africa
32
20
South Asia
78
10
East Asia/Pacific
27
0
South Asia
Sub-Saharan
Africa
Middle East/
North Africa
East Asia/
Pacific
Latin America/
Caribbean
Developing
countries
CEE/CIS region is not included in this graph because of insufficient 1990 data.
Middle East/North Africa
7
CEE/CIS
2
Latin America/Caribbean
4
Per cent of under-fives underweight, 1995-2000
China
Mongolia
Regional average
Malaysia
Indonesia
Philippines
Viet Nam
Myanmar
Lao People’s Dem. Rep.
Cambodia
Korea, Dem. People’s Rep.
10
13
17
18
26
28
33
36
40
46
60
Old data or no data:
Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Liberia, Namibia,
Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland
Middle East/North Africa: Cyprus, Morocco
East Asia/Pacific: Brunei Darussalam, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fed. States of Micronesia,
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Korea,
Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Latin America/Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent/Grenadines, Suriname,
Trinidad and Tobago
CEE/CIS: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
19
33
38
43
46
47
47
48
48
Latin America/Caribbean
Chile
Cuba
Jamaica
Costa Rica
Dominican Rep.
Paraguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Brazil
Colombia
Panama
Regional average
Mexico
Peru
Bolivia
El Salvador
Guyana
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Guatemala
Honduras
Haiti
1
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
8
10
12
12
12
15
24
25
28
EIGHT PREV
A
RW
28%
HE
OR
LD
East Asia/Pacific
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Maldives
Regional average
Nepal
India
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
E
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
9
10
11
12
13
14
14
15
16
17
18
24
46
N CE
LE
Lebanon
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Tunisia
Jordan
Libya
Algeria
Qatar
Bahrain
Kuwait
Iran
Egypt
Syria
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Regional average
Iraq
Sudan
Djibouti
Oman
Yemen
T
13
13
14
16
16
16
17
18
21
21
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
27
28
29
29
29
30
33
34
34
40
43
44
45
47
South Asia
IN
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Congo
Lesotho
Mauritius
Sao Tome and Principe
Gambia
Senegal
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Mauritania
Central African Rep.
Comoros
Ghana
Malawi
Togo
Zambia
Mozambique
Somalia
Uganda
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Chad
Benin
Rwanda
Tanzania
Regional average
Madagascar
Burkina Faso
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Niger
Mali
Eritrea
Burundi
Ethiopia
Middle East/North Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa
DEV
E L O PI N G
W
CEE/CIS
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Armenia
Georgia
Moldova, Rep.
Russian Federation
Ukraine
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kazakhstan
TFYR Macedonia
Regional average
Turkey
Kyrgyzstan
Albania
Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
6
7
8
11
14
17
19
5