Malnutrition in the OIC Member
Countries: A Trap for Poverty
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Table 22: Evolution of stunting prevalence among under-five children between 1990 /94 and
2010 /16 in OIC countries
Absolute change Relative change
Country (Percentage point) Country (Percentage)
Bangladesh -34.8 Iran, Islamic Rep. -72.1%
Kyrgyz Republic -23.3 Kazakhstan -65.7%
Uzbekistan -19.9 Kyrgyz Republic -64.4%
Morocco -19.6 Jordan -62.0%
Mauritania -18.2 Turkey -60.6%
Iran, Islamic Rep. -17.6 Morocco -56.8%
Nigeria -17.6 Saudi Arabia -56.5%
Pakistan -17.5 Uzbekistan -50.4%
Mozambique -16.8 Bangladesh -49.1%
Maldives -15.8 Tunisia -45.4%
Kazakhstan -15.3 Mauritania -45.3%
Tajikistan -14.7 Maldives -43.8%
Turkey -14.6 Oman -41.7%
Uganda -13.4 Suriname -39.3%
Togo -13.2 Azerbaijan -35.7%
Jordan -12.7 Tajikistan -35.4%
Afghanistan -12.3 Nigeria -34.9%
Saudi Arabia -12 . 1 Egypt, Arab Rep. -34.4%
Egypt, Arab Rep. -11.7 Gabon -33.5%
Indonesia -11.7 Turkmenistan -32.7%
Gambia, The -11 . 6 Togo -32.4%
Oman -10 . 1 Gambia, The -32.1%
Azerbaijan -10 . 0 Algeria -30.8%
Turkmenistan -9.2 Uganda -28.2%
Gabon -8 . 8 Mozambique -28.0%
Guinea-Bissau -8.5 Pakistan -28.0%
Tunisia -8.4 Senegal -26.8%
Burkina Faso -7.8 Indonesia -24.3%
Senegal -7.1 Guinea-Bissau -23.5%
Comoros -6.4 Afghanistan -23.1%
Yemen, Rep. -5.9 Burkina Faso -19.2%
Suriname -5.7 Iraq -18.1%
Syrian Arab Republic -5.4 Malaysia -16.9%
Algeria -5.2 Comoros -16.6%
Benin -5.1 Syrian Arab Republic -16.4%
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