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Table 2 Regional prevalence estimates of indicators of under-five child malnutrition

From: Nutritional inequalities among under-five children: a geospatial analysis of hotspots and cold spots in 73 low- and middle-income countries

Region

Stunting

Wasting

Underweight

East Asia & Pacific

33.2

11.3

25

Europe & Central Asia

17.5

4.87

4.95

Latin America & Caribbean

19.7

1.8

6.37

Middle East & North Africa

23.6

8.22

15.5

South Asia

32.4

12.6

26.9

Sub-Saharan Africa

33.2

7.51

16.9

  1. DHS (most recent estimates in every country)