Table 1.
Estimated number (in millions) and prevalence of under-5 children experiencing stunting or extreme poverty in 2004 and 2010
| Under-5 population
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Number stunted
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% stunted
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Number living in extreme poverty
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% living in extreme poverty
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Number at risk of not reaching developmental potential*
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% at risk of not reaching developmental potential
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| 2004 | 2010 | 2004 | 2010 | 2004 | 2010 | 2004 | 2010 | 2004 | 2010 | 2004 | 2010 | 2004 | 2010 | |
| East Asia and Pacific | 136.2 | 145.7 | 34.1 | 29.6 | 25% | 20% | 30.2 | 18.2 | 22% | 13% | 54.7 | 41.7 | 40% | 29% |
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| Europe and central Asia | 25.4 | 27.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 19% | 17% | 1.1 | 0.8 | 4% | 3% | 5.6 | 5.4 | 22% | 19% |
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| Latin America and Caribbean | 56.8 | 54.1 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 16% | 15% | 4.9 | 3.0 | 9% | 6% | 11.6 | 9.7 | 20% | 18% |
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| Middle East and north Africa | 323 | 36.5 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 25% | 24% | 1.1 | 1.0 | 3% | 3% | 8.7 | 9.1 | 27% | 25% |
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| South Asia | 171.4 | 168.1 | 80.6 | 67.6 | 47% | 40% | 69.5 | 46.5 | 41% | 28% | 110.9 | 88.8 | 65% | 53% |
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| Sub-Saharan Africa | 124.9 | 143.3 | 53.9 | 551 | 43% | 38% | 67.5 | 72.3 | 54% | 50% | 87.6 | 94.8 | 70% | 66% |
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| Total | 547.0 | 575.6 | 190.6 | 173.7 | 35% | 30% | 174.3 | 141.8 | 32% | 25% | 279.1 | 249.4 | 51% | 43% |
Generated using updated data and methods.
*
Calculations for the number of children at risk of not reaching their developmental potential take into account the number of children jointly exposed to stunting and poverty. Further information regarding the estimation of this joint set is provided by Lu and colleagues.22