Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017.

LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators

Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017.

LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators

Permalink

Publisher:: NATURE RESEARCH
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Nature medicine, 2020, 26, (5), pp. 750-759
Issue Date:: 2020-05

Closed Access

	Filename	Description	Size
	s41591-020-0807-6.pdf	Published version	23.46 MB	Adobe PDF	View/Open

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Closed Access

This item is closed access and not available.

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-05T02:26:10Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-20
dc.date.available	2020-11-05T02:26:10Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05
dc.identifier.citation	Nature medicine, 2020, 26, (5), pp. 750-759
dc.identifier.issn	1078-8956
dc.identifier.issn	1546-170X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/143756
dc.description.abstract	A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 2000 to 2017 and aggregate these to policy-relevant administrative units. Wasting decreased overall across LMICs between 2000 and 2017, from 8.4% (62.3 (55.1-70.8) million) to 6.4% (58.3 (47.6-70.7) million), but is predicted to remain above the World Health Organization's Global Nutrition Target of <5% in over half of LMICs by 2025. Prevalence of overweight increased from 5.2% (30 (22.8-38.5) million) in 2000 to 6.0% (55.5 (44.8-67.9) million) children aged under 5 years in 2017. Areas most affected by double burden of malnutrition were located in Indonesia, Thailand, southeastern China, Botswana, Cameroon and central Nigeria. Our estimates provide a new perspective to researchers, policy makers and public health agencies in their efforts to address this global childhood syndemic.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	NATURE RESEARCH
dc.relation.ispartof	Nature medicine
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Immunology
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Wasting Syndrome
dc.subject.mesh	Malnutrition
dc.subject.mesh	Prevalence
dc.subject.mesh	Demography
dc.subject.mesh	Nutritional Status
dc.subject.mesh	Developing Countries
dc.subject.mesh	Social Class
dc.subject.mesh	Poverty
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Infant
dc.subject.mesh	Infant, Newborn
dc.subject.mesh	Income
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Overweight
dc.subject.mesh	Geographic Mapping
dc.subject.mesh	Pediatric Obesity
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Wasting Syndrome
dc.subject.mesh	Malnutrition
dc.subject.mesh	Prevalence
dc.subject.mesh	Demography
dc.subject.mesh	Nutritional Status
dc.subject.mesh	Developing Countries
dc.subject.mesh	Social Class
dc.subject.mesh	Poverty
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Infant
dc.subject.mesh	Infant, Newborn
dc.subject.mesh	Income
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Overweight
dc.subject.mesh	Geographic Mapping
dc.subject.mesh	Pediatric Obesity
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Demography
dc.subject.mesh	Developing Countries
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Geographic Mapping
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Income
dc.subject.mesh	Infant
dc.subject.mesh	Infant, Newborn
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Malnutrition
dc.subject.mesh	Nutritional Status
dc.subject.mesh	Overweight
dc.subject.mesh	Pediatric Obesity
dc.subject.mesh	Poverty
dc.subject.mesh	Prevalence
dc.subject.mesh	Social Class
dc.subject.mesh	Wasting Syndrome
dc.title	Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	26
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Midwifery
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
pubs.consider-herdc	false
dc.date.updated	2020-11-05T02:25:50Z
pubs.issue	5
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	26
utslib.citation.issue	5

Abstract:

A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 2000 to 2017 and aggregate these to policy-relevant administrative units. Wasting decreased overall across LMICs between 2000 and 2017, from 8.4% (62.3 (55.1-70.8) million) to 6.4% (58.3 (47.6-70.7) million), but is predicted to remain above the World Health Organization's Global Nutrition Target of <5% in over half of LMICs by 2025. Prevalence of overweight increased from 5.2% (30 (22.8-38.5) million) in 2000 to 6.0% (55.5 (44.8-67.9) million) children aged under 5 years in 2017. Areas most affected by double burden of malnutrition were located in Indonesia, Thailand, southeastern China, Botswana, Cameroon and central Nigeria. Our estimates provide a new perspective to researchers, policy makers and public health agencies in their efforts to address this global childhood syndemic.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/143756