Malnutrition is a global issue that affects billions.
It means undernutrition, or a lack of the necessary energy, protein or micronutrients in developing countries, and overnutrition and obesity, or too much energy, fats or specific micronutritients in developed countries and, increasingly, in developing countries.
The following pages provide maps to illustrate various aspects of the problem across the world, by presenting the best available data from renowned agencies such as UNICEF. A link with each map will take you to the original data.
Links:
[1] http://www.gainhealth.org/infants-with-low-birthweight
[2] http://www.gainhealth.org/moderate-and-severe-stunting
[3] http://www.gainhealth.org/iron-deficiency-amongst-children-under-5-years
[4] http://www.gainhealth.org/iron-deficiency-women
[5] http://www.gainhealth.org/percentage-of-households-who-consume-iodized-salt-per-country
[6] http://www.gainhealth.org/map-of-economic-costs
[7] http://www.gainhealth.org/vitamin-a-deficiency
[8] http://www.gainhealth.org/responses
[9] http://www.gainhealth.org/country-fortification-grants-projects-map