More than 70 percent of the world’s 146 million underweight children under age five years live in just 10 countries, with more than 50 per cent located in South Asia alone. These 146 million constitute one quarter of all developing countries’ children.
Source: Progress for Children: A Report Card on Nutrition – UNICEF
Date: May 2006
Source: The State of the World’s Children – UNICEF
Date: 2010
Source: World Food Programme: Hunger Stats
Date: NA
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