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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.
1 million a year [ 2 ] Undernutrition in children, occurs when children do not consume enough calories, protein, or micronutrients to maintain good health. [ 3 ][ 4 ] It is common globally and may result in both short and long term irreversible adverse health outcomes. Undernutrition is sometimes used synonymously with malnutrition, however ...
Stunted growth, also known as stunting or linear growth failure, is defined as impaired growth and development manifested by low height-for-age. [1] It is a primary manifestation of malnutrition (or more precisely chronic undernutrition) and recurrent infections, such as diarrhea and helminthiasis, in early childhood and even before birth, due to malnutrition during fetal development brought ...
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]
In Mali, where UNICEF estimates more than 300,000 children under five could suffer from severe malnutrition this year, supplies of the food treatment could run out by the end of July.
According to a report, 68% of deaths in children under 5 years of age, in India, is due to malnutrition. [15] An IIT Delhi study found a link between anemia in children under the age of 5 and PM 2.5 levels in air, with every 10 μg per cubic meter increase in PM 2.5 levels being linked to a decrease in hemoglobin levels by 0.07 g/dL. [16]
Nearly 20 million children under five suffer from severe acute malnutrition, a life-threatening condition requiring urgent treatment. [3] According to estimations at UNICEF, hunger will be responsible for 5.6 million deaths of children under the age of five this year. [2] These all represent significant public health emergencies. [97]
Nearly one in four children under age five—129 million—is underweight, and one in 10 is severely underweight. The problem of child undernutrition is concentrated in a few countries and regions, with more than 90 percent of stunted children living in Africa and Asia. 42% of the world's undernourished children live in India alone.