Malnutrition in the OIC Member
Countries: A Trap for Poverty
COMCEC
A similar curvilinear relationship exists among non-OIC countries However, the
poverty level at which the relationship turns negative is higher (60%) and concerns a fewer
proportion of countries than in the OIC world. In contrast, the positive relationship between
poverty and anaemia among countries where poverty rate is below 60% is slightly weaker
among non-OIC countries.
Figure 19: Anaemia and Poverty Headcount, OICCountries
Source: Authors' calculations based on theJoint Malnutrition Estimatesfrom UNICEF, WHOand the World Bank
(2016) and the World Bank Indicators (World Bank 2016). For each country, the most recentyearfor which
malnutrition and poverty data exist is used.
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