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Children under extreme stress tend to withdraw from their family and friends. [28] They spend more time alone and lack motivation. Children may begin to struggle in school and on their assignments. [31] They may have difficulties in paying attention and act with anger and irritability towards others. [4]
For children under the age of one, US-based studies have found rates of 27.5 out of 100,000 infants for the years 1997 and 2000 and a rate of 32.2 out of 100,000 in the year 2003. [42]
Stunted children may never regain the height lost as a result of stunting, and most children will never gain the corresponding body weight. One notable contribution to stunted growth is a lack of sanitation, such as public defecation in countries like India. [6] Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years by region
Malnutrition is a global problem of great scale. Worldwide, problems with receiving adequate nutrition contributes to about 45% of all deaths in children younger than 5 years old. [59] In 2020, global estimates of malnutrition indicated that 149 million children under 5 were stunted and 45 million were estimated to be wasted. [60]
The damage caused by Hurricane Andrew is a good example of the damage caused by a category 5 Tropical cyclone. A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain or squalls.
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The prevalence of undernutrition is highest among children under five. [24] In 2021, 148.1 million children under five years old were stunted, 45 million were wasted, and 37 million were overweight or obese. [26] The same year, an estimated 45% of deaths in children were linked to undernutrition.
Dybdahl [42] found that 5- to 6-year-old war-traumatized Bosnian children showed lower levels of cognitive competence. Pre-school and school age Palestinian children exposed to severe losses, wounding and home destruction had impaired cognitive capacity for attention and concentration. [43]