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Hidden Hunger Index vs. extreme poverty, 2009

The Hidden Hunger Index in pre-school children (HHI-PD), which provides an index of three nutritional deficiency estimates (stunting, anemia related to iron deficiency
and vitamin-A deficiency) in 2009 versus the share of the population living in extreme poverty (living on less than 1.90 int.-$ a day at 2011 prices).

Share in extreme poverty0%20%40%60%80%HiddenHungerIndexinpreschoolchildrenChinaChinaIndiaIndiaBrazilBrazilNigeriaNigeriaBangladeshBangladeshRussiaRussiaDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoKenyaKenyaUgandaUgandaMozambiqueMozambiqueMaliMaliZambiaZambiaGabonGabonAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America

Source: Hidden Hunger Index in pre-school children - Muthayya et al. (2013), World Bank PovcalNet