India reported the most number of deaths of children below five years in 2018, at 8,82,000, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in its report released on October 16 said.
Nigeria recorded the highest number of deaths (8,66,000), followed by Pakistan (4,09,000) deaths.
The report titled “State of the World’s Children 2019”, highlighted an alarmingly rise in the number of children suffering from malnutrition. According to the report, 69 per cent of deaths of children below the age of five are caused due to malnutrition.
The report which is first in 20 years by UNICEF on child nutrition comes on the heels of the Global Hunger Index report.
The UNICEF report highlights that every second child below the age of five in the country is affected by some form of malnutrition.
This includes stunting – 35 per cent, wasting – 17 per cent, and overweight – 2 per cent. Only 42 per cent of children in the age group between 6 to 23 months are fed at an adequate frequency, whereas only 21 per cent receive a proper diverse diet.
source: The logical Indian
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