Development Works Number 6, December 2012 | Page 6

Countries Making the Fastest Gains Against Child Malnutrition Top 15 countries with fastest progress (annual % decrease in stunting) -8% -6% -4% Uzbekistan Angola China Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan DPR Korea Brazil Mauritania Eritrea Vietnam Mexico Bangladesh Nepal Indonesia Cambodia -2% 6.7% 6.6% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 5.6% 5.5% 4.6% 4.4% 4.3% 3.1% 2.9% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 0% 2% 4% 6% Average annual rate of reduction in child stunting (%), ~1990-2010 Source: Save the Children, State of the World’s Mothers 2012, using data from WHO, UNICEF, and national surveys. Find out mo re about Bread for the World Institute online at www.bread.org/institute. Get the latest facts on hunger, download our hunger reports, and read what our analysts are writing about on the Institute blog. President, David Beckmann | Director, Asma Lateef 425 3rd Street SW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20024 Tel [phone] Fax [phone] [email protected] www.bread.org/Institute 6 8%