Nutrition in Developing Countries

1. More than half the global population suffers from one form of malnutrition or another. Malnutrition kills ten children per minute. It compromises people’s physical and cognitive capabilities. It impedes on the development of the society as a whole and contributes to persistent poverty. Today, the international food, fi nancial and economic crises also further deteriorate the situation. 2. Progress towards the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG1) is measured, in particular, by a nutritional indicator (proportion of underweight children under five years of age), which specifi cally links poverty, food and malnutrition.

The proportion of undernourished children went from 33% in 1990 to 26% in 2006. This progress does not, however, enable to reach the MDG. Also, as food staples have increased in price, the situation has worsened since 2007.

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