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UN Agencies release new data on levels and trends in child malnutrition
On 22 September 2015, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the World Bank Group released updated estimates on child malnutrition, including stunting, wasting and excessive weight. These figures update the child malnutrition numbers in recently released 2015 Global Nutrition Report. These new estimates include data from…
October 4, 2015 - Last update: July 4, 2022
On 22 September 2015, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the World Bank Group released updated estimates on child malnutrition, including stunting, wasting and excessive weight. These figures update the child malnutrition numbers in recently released 2015 Global Nutrition Report. These new estimates include data from 62 new surveys from 57 countries.
The 2014 data reveals that 159 million children are stunted, 50 million are wasted and 41 million are overweight.
Major forms of malnutrition in children under the age of five all pose a threat to the long and short-term development of the child, families, communities and nations.
Learn more at UNICEF Data: Monitoring the Situation of Children and Women
To see the latest figures, download the report at: full report The charts and graphs in the report are available in vector files here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9ugtb9175to84am/AADWM7ThpVJSxdtzNbqLAe5ta?oref=e&n=166060185
