Table 31-5.

Hypothetical Reductions in Pneumonia Mortality According to Different Nutritional Interventions, Assuming a 40% Reduction in Prevalence of the Risk Factor

	Risk Factor to Be Reduced*
Region	Low Birth Weight	Malnutrition	Non–breastfeeding
Sub-Saharan Africa	9.0	10.0	0.5
Middle East and North Africa	6.5	7.0	4.3
South Asia	14.0	13.3	—
East Asia and the Pacific	6.9	9.1	2.2
Latin America and the Caribbean	6.9	5.1	7.0
All developing countries	10.1	10.7	3.3

^*Values given in percent reduction in pneumonia mortality rates.

Adapted with permission from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition from Victora CG, Kirkwood BR, Ashworth A, et al: Potential interventions for the prevention of childhood pneumonia in developing countries: Improving nutrition. Am J Clin Nutr 70:309-320, 1999.⁷⁶

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