Table 1 Modelled changes in undernutrition and mortality in children under 5 years of age, as well as anaemia during pregnancy, across 118 LMICs by scenario
Pessimistic | Moderate | Optimistic | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 3-year impact | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 3-year impact | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 3-year impact | |
Cases of wasted children (0–59 months) | +5,780,000 | +5,200,000 | +2,630,000 | +13,620,000 | +5,780,000 | +2,980,000 | +530,000 | +9,300,000 | +5,780,000 | +310,000 | +350,000 | +6,440,000 |
Cases of stunted children (0–59 months)a | – | – | +3,550,000 | +3,550,000 | – | – | +2,620,000 | +2,620,000 | – | – | +1,540,000 | +1,540,000 |
Deaths in children under 5 years of age | +127,000 | +114,000 | +43,000 | +283,000 | +108,000 | +54,000 | +6,000 | +168,000 | +96,000 | +12,000 | −61,000 | +47,000 |
Cases of anaemic pregnant women (15–49 years) | +2,700,000 | +1,400,000 | +700,000 | +4,800,000 | +1,400,000 | +700,000 | – | +2,100,000 | +100,000 | +500,000 | −400,000 | +1,000,000 |
Number of children born to women with a low BMI | +1,300,000 | +1,100,000 | +600,000 | +3,000,000 | +1,300,000 | +700,000 | +100,000 | +2,100,000 | +1,300,000 | +100,000 | −100,000 | +1,400,000 |
