Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
Abstract A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública |
| Repository: | Repositorio Institucional Abierto de Conocimiento en Salud Pública |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.insp.mx:20.500.12096/8145 |
| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7220891/pdf/41591_2020_Article_807.pdf https://www.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6 http://repositorio.insp.mx:8080/jspui/handle/20.500.12096/8145 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Child Child, Preschool Demography Developing Countries , statistics numerical data, Female Geographic Mapping Humans Income , statistics numerical data Infant Infant, Newborn Male Malnutrition , epidemiology Nutritional Status Overweight , epidemiology, Pediatric Obesity , epidemiology Poverty , statistics numerical data, Prevalence Social Class Wasting Syndrome , epidemiology, info:eu-repo/classification/cti/3 |
| Summary: | Abstract A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 2000 to 2017 and aggregate these to policy-relevant administrative units. Wasting decreased overall across LMICs between 2000 and 2017, from 8.4% (62.3 (55.1-70.8) million) to 6.4% (58.3 (47.6-70.7) million), but is predicted to remain above the World Health Organization's Global Nutrition Target of 5% in over half of LMICs by 2025. Prevalence of overweight increased from 5.2% (30 (22.8-38.5) million) in 2000 to 6.0% (55.5 (44.8-67.9) million) children aged under 5 years in 2017. Areas most affected by double burden of malnutrition were located in Indonesia, Thailand, southeastern China, Botswana, Cameroon and central Nigeria. Our estimates provide a new perspective to researchers, policy makers and public health agencies in their efforts to address this global childhood syndemic. |
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