TABLE 2.
Weighted mean prevalence of each complementary feeding indicator by wealth deciles and the SII for 80 countries with available household surveys from 2010–2019, according to world regions1
| World region | Countries, n | Poorest | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D9 | Wealthiest | SII | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum dietary diversity | |||||||||||||
| Western & Central Africa | 21 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 18.0 | 21.4 | 22.8 | 29.2 | 34.8 | 22.5 | 17.0, 27.9 |
| Eastern & Southern Africa | 18 | 14.2 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 19.9 | 21.5 | 24.2 | 26.4 | 29.7 | 36.5 | 45.1 | 30.2 | 24.3, 36.1 |
| Middle East & North Africa | 6 | 32.5 | 36.8 | 32.1 | 34.4 | 36.4 | 35.0 | 36.7 | 38.6 | 40.0 | 43.3 | 9.6 | 5.2, 13.9 |
| Eastern Europe & Central Asia | 10 | 41.7 | 44.0 | 48.7 | 47.8 | 52.6 | 53.1 | 51.2 | 54.9 | 58.5 | 52.6 | 14.6 | 8.2, 21.0 |
| South Asia | 5 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 17.7 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 21.9 | 23.8 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 27.7 | 14.8 | 13.3, 16.3 |
| East Asia & the Pacific | 10 | 30.7 | 44.1 | 45.0 | 47.6 | 48.9 | 55.0 | 53.3 | 56.8 | 61.8 | 64.2 | 30.4 | 22.6, 38.2 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 10 | 46.2 | 57.5 | 49.9 | 60.6 | 53.8 | 59.7 | 60.8 | 57.6 | 58.4 | 72.6 | 17.4 | 5.4, 29.4 |
| Minimum meal frequency | |||||||||||||
| Western & Central Africa | 21 | 37.4 | 38.2 | 38.6 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 37.5 | 38.9 | 40.0 | 42.3 | 45.6 | 6.5 | 2.9, 10.1 |
| Eastern & Southern Africa | 18 | 38.8 | 40.6 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 44.3 | 48.0 | 43.9 | 49.2 | 52.9 | 56.2 | 17.4 | 13.8, 21.0 |
| Middle East & North Africa | 6 | 57.1 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 59.9 | 62.4 | 64.1 | 63.7 | 63.1 | 69.6 | 74.1 | 15.7 | 10.2, 21.3 |
| Eastern Europe & Central Asia | 10 | 66.9 | 62.3 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 68.7 | 70.5 | 71.1 | 72.5 | 72.2 | 71.6 | 8.9 | 4.6, 13.2 |
| South Asia | 5 | 36.8 | 39.4 | 41.3 | 40.8 | 43.3 | 43.2 | 44.9 | 46.4 | 49.0 | 51.2 | 14.2 | 12.3, 16.1 |
| East Asia & the Pacific | 10 | 67.0 | 67.1 | 66.7 | 73.1 | 72.0 | 74.3 | 74.2 | 72.1 | 78.8 | 79.3 | 13.6 | 10.0, 17.3 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 10 | 62.0 | 66.7 | 64.6 | 71.7 | 73.1 | 77.8 | 72.7 | 82.0 | 78.7 | 79.9 | 20.5 | 16.1, 24.9 |
| Minimum acceptable diet | |||||||||||||
| Western & Central Africa | 21 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 14.0 | 17.7 | 10.8 | 7.3, 14.3 |
| Eastern & Southern Africa | 18 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 21.0 | 27.6 | 19.2 | 14.4, 23.9 |
| Middle East & North Africa | 6 | 20.4 | 26.1 | 22.0 | 24.8 | 25.3 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 27.8 | 29.1 | 33.8 | 10.2 | 5.0, 15.4 |
| Eastern Europe & Central Asia | 10 | 30.5 | 29.3 | 34.8 | 37.2 | 41.0 | 38.2 | 40.8 | 43.0 | 41.8 | 42.8 | 15.0 | 10.7, 19.2 |
| South Asia | 5 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 10.1 | 9.4, 10.9 |
| East Asia & the Pacific | 10 | 23.5 | 32.1 | 32.4 | 36.6 | 37.9 | 44.2 | 42.7 | 43.6 | 51.3 | 53.6 | 29.1 | 24.1, 34.2 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 10 | 33.1 | 41.7 | 37.7 | 43.6 | 41.5 | 48.6 | 47.1 | 48.9 | 51.2 | 59.0 | 22.5 | 16.0, 28.9 |
1All estimates were weighted by the size of the population of children aged 6–23 mo. D, decile; SII, slope index of inequality.