Current state of nutrition in West Africa and projections to 2030

Pierre Failler; Flora  Chadare; Marius Affonfere; Edmond Sacla Aide; F. T. Kevin Fassinou; K. Valerie Salako; Kingsley Pereko; Elhadj Deme; Romain Glele Kakai; Achille Assogbadjo

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Current state of nutrition in West Africa and projections to 2030

Pierre Failler, Flora Chadare^*, Marius Affonfere, Edmond Sacla Aide, F. T. Kevin Fassinou, K. Valerie Salako, Kingsley Pereko, Elhadj Deme, Romain Glele Kakai, Achille Assogbadjo

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Abstract

The rapid growth of the human population in West Africa makes malnutrition a pressing issue. This paper highlights the foreseen nutritional issues in West Africa by 2030. Data were extracted from the FAOSTAT 2019 database and national nutritional reports. Countries were clustered based on the prevalence of different forms of malnutrition. The trends of the different forms of malnutrition were used to estimate nutritional issues in West Africa by 2030 for each country. Four clusters of countries were identified based on malnutrition indicators. These clusters are different in terms of the prevalence of childhood overweight (cluster 1), stunting (cluster 2), anemia (cluster 3) and wasting (cluster 4). Overall, most countries are not on track in meeting global targets of addressing malnutrition by 2030, especially for anemias.

Original language	English
Article number	100602
Number of pages	8
Journal	Global Food Security
Volume	32
Early online date	20 Dec 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100602
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2022

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stunting
wasting
anemia
overweight
nutritional trends

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