The Global Health & Wealth Gap

The Global Health & Wealth Gap Malnutrition in all its forms - undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight and obesity – results in unacceptably high economic and social costs on countries at all income levels. WORLDWIDE Percentage of Stunting in Children 25.7% DEVELOPING REGIONS DEVELOPED REGIONS 28 7.2 AFRICA ASIA AND OCEANIA 35.6 10.1 ASIA EXCLUDING JAPAN EURÓPE 26.8 17 LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN NORTHERN AMERICA 13.4 data not dedectible OCEANIA EXCLUDING AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 35.5 GDP per Capita (nominal) by Continents 2010 Asia 2,539 Africa South America 1,560h 9,254 North America US$ 32,296 Europe 25,467 List by the World Bank Oceania 29,909 (1990-2010) WORLDWIDE Percentage of Obesity in Adults 11.7% DEVELOPING REGIONS DEVELOPED REGIONS 8.7 22 AFRICA ASIA AND OCEANIA 11.3 7.8 ASIA EXCLUDING JAPAN EURÓPE 21.4 LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN NORTHERN AMERICA 23.4 31 OCEANIA EXCLUDING AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 22.4 NOTES Prevalence of Stunting Among Children Sources: UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank, 2012 and United Nations, 2011b. At the country level, observations are for the most recent year available. (A) indicates that regional aggregates (for both Central and Southern Asia) are FAO estimates using the data presented and agespecific population weights (United Nations, 2011b). All other regional aggregates are modelled estimates for the year 2010 as presented in UNICEF, WHO and World Bank (2012). Stunting Children under five years of age are considered stunted when their height-for-age is 2 standard deviations below WHO's 2006 child growth standards. Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults Sources: WHO, 2013c and United Nations, Regional aggregates are FAO estimates using the obesity prevalence rates presented and age-specific population weights. Obesity Adults over 20 years of age are considered obese when their body mass index (BMI) is greater than or equal to 30. BMI equals body weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared (kg/m2). http://planethunger.com/reports/ http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/13300e/i3300e.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_continents_by_GDP_%28nominal%29