Stunting

Childhood stunting, an overarching measure of long-term malnutrition, has life-long consequences not just for health, but also for human capital and economic development, prosperity, and equity. Being stunted in early childhood reduces schooling attainment, decreases adult wages, and makes children less likely to escape poverty as adults. The global nutrition target for is to reduce the number of children under five years who are stunted by 40%.