Third-world hunger.A World Bank study shows that nearly one third of the children under age 5 in the developing world are either underweight Underweight An situation where a portfolio does not hold a sufficient amount of securities to satisfy the accepted benchmark of the portfolio's asset allocation strategy. Notes: or stunted stunt 1 tr.v. stunt·ed, stunt·ing, stunts To check the growth or development of. n. 1. One that stunts. 2. One that is stunted. 3. by malnutrition malnutrition, insufficiency of one or more nutritional elements necessary for health and well-being. Primary malnutrition is caused by the lack of essential foodstuffs—usually vitamins, minerals, or proteins—in the diet. .
Malnourished Children
UNDERWEIGHT STUNTED GROWTH
AFRICA
Angola 31% 45%
Nigeria 31% 34%
Uganda 23% 39%
ASIA
Bangladesh 48% 45%
China 10% 14%
India 47% 45%
SOURCE: WORLD BANK; THE NEW YORK TIMES
Note: Table made from bar graph.
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