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Child Nutrition Report 2024

June 11 , 2024 165 days 421 0
  • UNICEF released the "Child Nutrition Report, 2024".
  • Globally, one in four children (27 per cent) are living in severe child food poverty (CFP) in early childhood
  • It is amounting to 181 million children under 5 years of age.
  • Twenty countries account for almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of the total number of children living in severe child food poverty.
  • In India, 40% suffer from severe CFP, the second highest in South Asia.
  • Economic Inequality led to 74% can’t afford a healthy diet.
  • Only 69% of Indians are using improved sanitation facilities.

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