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

LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators; João C. Fernandes

doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6

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

LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators, João C. Fernandes

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

43 Citations (Scopus)

10 Downloads

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	750-759
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nature Medicine
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2020

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6Licence: CC BY

19711889Final published version, 22.9 MBLicence: CC BY

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/30696Licence: CC BY

Cite this

@article{c61e63ebec4d4f07af82f0247d3c8cbb,

title = "Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017",

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{\textquoteright}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.",

author = "{LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators} and Kinyoki, {Damaris K.} and Ross, {Jennifer M.} and Alice Lazzar-Atwood and Munro, {Sandra B.} and Schaeffer, {Lauren E.} and Mahdieh Abbasalizad-Farhangi and Masoumeh Abbasi and Hedayat Abbastabar and Ahmed Abdelalim and Amir Abdoli and Mohammad Abdollahi and Ibrahim Abdollahpour and Abdulkader, {Rizwan Suliankatchi} and Abebe, {Nebiyu Dereje} and Abebo, {Teshome Abuka} and Abegaz, {Kedir Hussein} and Hassan Abolhassani and Abreu, {Lucas Guimar{\~a}es} and Abrigo, {Michael R.M.} and Abushouk, {Abdelrahman I.} and Accrombessi, {Manfred Mario Kokou} and Dilaram Acharya and Maryam Adabi and Adebiyi, {Akindele Olupelumi} and Adedeji, {Isaac Akinkunmi} and Victor Adekanmbi and Adeoye, {Abiodun Moshood} and Adetokunboh, {Olatunji O.} and Davoud Adham and Aduroja, {Posi Emmanuel} and Advani, {Shailesh M.} and Mohsen Afarideh and Mohammad Aghaali and Anurag Agrawal and Tauseef Ahmad and Keivan Ahmadi and Sepideh Ahmadi and Ahmed, {Muktar Beshir} and Rushdia Ahmed and Olufemi Ajumobi and Akal, {Chalachew Genet} and Akalu, {Temesgen Yihunie} and Tomi Akinyemiju and Blessing Akombi and Ziyad Al-Aly and Samiah Alam and Alamene, {Genet Melak} and Alanzi, {Turki M.} and Rabanal, {Jacqueline Elizabeth Alcalde} and Fernandes, {Jo{\~a}o C.}",

year = "2020",

month = may,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6",

language = "English",

volume = "26",

pages = "750--759",

journal = "Nature Medicine",

issn = "1078-8956",

publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",

number = "5",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017

AU - LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators

AU - Kinyoki, Damaris K.

AU - Ross, Jennifer M.

AU - Lazzar-Atwood, Alice

AU - Munro, Sandra B.

AU - Schaeffer, Lauren E.

AU - Abbasalizad-Farhangi, Mahdieh

AU - Abbasi, Masoumeh

AU - Abbastabar, Hedayat

AU - Abdelalim, Ahmed

AU - Abdoli, Amir

AU - Abdollahi, Mohammad

AU - Abdollahpour, Ibrahim

AU - Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi

AU - Abebe, Nebiyu Dereje

AU - Abebo, Teshome Abuka

AU - Abegaz, Kedir Hussein

AU - Abolhassani, Hassan

AU - Abreu, Lucas Guimarães

AU - Abrigo, Michael R.M.

AU - Abushouk, Abdelrahman I.

AU - Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou

AU - Acharya, Dilaram

AU - Adabi, Maryam

AU - Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi

AU - Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi

AU - Adekanmbi, Victor

AU - Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood

AU - Adetokunboh, Olatunji O.

AU - Adham, Davoud

AU - Aduroja, Posi Emmanuel

AU - Advani, Shailesh M.

AU - Afarideh, Mohsen

AU - Aghaali, Mohammad

AU - Agrawal, Anurag

AU - Ahmad, Tauseef

AU - Ahmadi, Keivan

AU - Ahmadi, Sepideh

AU - Ahmed, Muktar Beshir

AU - Ahmed, Rushdia

AU - Ajumobi, Olufemi

AU - Akal, Chalachew Genet

AU - Akalu, Temesgen Yihunie

AU - Akinyemiju, Tomi

AU - Akombi, Blessing

AU - Al-Aly, Ziyad

AU - Alam, Samiah

AU - Alamene, Genet Melak

AU - Alanzi, Turki M.

AU - Rabanal, Jacqueline Elizabeth Alcalde

AU - Fernandes, João C.

PY - 2020/5/1

Y1 - 2020/5/1

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85084142866&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6

DO - 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6

M3 - Article

C2 - 32313249

AN - SCOPUS:85084142866

SN - 1078-8956

VL - 26

SP - 750

EP - 759

JO - Nature Medicine

JF - Nature Medicine

IS - 5

ER -

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

Abstract

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

CBQF Multianual Funding: Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry

Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6)

Cite this

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

Abstract

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Projects

CBQF Multianual Funding: Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry

Research output

Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6)

Cite this