14. GHI ranks regions by hunger prevalence(lowest to highest) 2010 Latin America and the Caribbean Near East and North Africa Southeast Asia Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia
18. Winners and losers from 1990 GHI to 2010 GHI Countries with both GHI 1990 and GHI 2010 less than five are excluded
19. Gross national income and the Global Hunger Index in countries of South and Southeast Asia
20. Fighting the crisis of early childhood undernutrition Child underweight contributes nearly half of the points (7.4 of 15.1) to the world GHI score. South Asia: Child underweight accounts for > half the score. Sub-Saharan Africa: Child underweight has improved very slightly from 1990 to 2010 (from 27 to 24 percent). Countries need to accelerate progress in improving child nutrition in order to improve their GHI scores.
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22. The perilous 1,000 days -9 to 24 mo Weight-for-height Weight-for-age Height-for-age
23. Height-for-age by region Europe & Central Asia Latin America & the Caribbean North Africa & the Near East Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia
25. Policy recommendations Target nutrition interventions to the window of opportunity. Tackle the underlying conditions that cause undernutrition. Fostergender equity. Prioritize nutrition in political and policy processes. Engage, empower, and ensure sustained support for local actors in the area of nutrition.
