Table 1 Wealth-stratified Long-term Rates of Decline in Child Undernutrition in Bangladesh
From: Trends and determinants of inequities in childhood stunting in Bangladesh from 1996/7 to 2014
Wealth Quintile | 1996/97 (percent) | 2014 (percent) | Time Difference (2) – (1) (percentage points) | Annualized Absolute Decline (percentage points per annum) | Annualized Relative Decline (percent per annum) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | ||||
Stunting | |||||
Q1 | 65 | 49 | 16 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
Q2 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
Q3 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
Q4 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 1.9 | 4.5 |
Q5 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
Severe Stunting | |||||
Q1 | 38 | 19 | 20 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
Q2 | 41 | 13 | 28 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
Q3 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 1.8 | 8.7 |
Q4 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
Q5 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 0.9 | 8.5 |