Table 4. Stunting and Dietary Patterns by Region and Child’s Age.
| All Children (6–23 mo) | Latin America & Caribbean(6–23 mo) | Middle East& North Africa (6–23 mo) | South,Central & SE Asia (6–23 mo) | West & Central Africa (6–23 mo) | Eastern & Southern Africa (6–23 mo) | All Children 6–11 mo | All Children 12–17 mo | All Children 18–23 mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stunted | 31.5% | 22.5% | 25.9% | 37.7% | 32.9% | 37.4% | 21.6% | 32.8% | 41.3% |
| Child consumed: | |||||||||
| Any ASF | 62.0% | 82.9% | 75.5% | 56.8% | 52.0% | 49.3% | 50.7% | 66.4% | 69.8% |
| 1 ASF only | 35.8% | 27.8% | 38.2% | 43.7% | 35.4% | 36.4% | 34.6% | 37.0% | 35.7% |
| 2 ASFs | 20.3% | 36.2% | 30.3% | 13.8% | 13.5% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 22.2% | 24.0% |
| 3 ASFs | 8.5% | 20.6% | 11.0% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 9.4% | 11.8% |
| Dairy | 35.4% | 52.1% | 64.0% | 37.7% | 20.6% | 18.6% | 29.2% | 37.4% | 40.0% |
| Eggs | 22.4% | 45.3% | 30.2% | 15.5% | 12.1% | 13.1% | 16.6% | 24.1% | 27.0% |
| Meat/fish * | 37.9% | 55.9% | 30.1% | 22.7% | 39.4% | 33.7% | 26.4% | 41.8% | 46.3% |
| Red/white meat | 24.3% | 51.3% | 23.6% | 13.2% | 15.4% | 17.4% | 16.5% | 26.8% | 30.4% |
| Fish | 19.6% | N/A | 7.6% | 12.6% | 31.3% | 21.0% | 13.7% | 21.8% | 24.0% |
Note: Data pertain to children 6–23 months of age from DHS surveys from 49 countries. See supplementary online appendix table 1 for a list of countries and sample sizes. Asterisk * indicates that fish consumption data are not available for Peru.