Malnutrition has an overarching impact on the lives, future and productivity of Nigerian children.
These various dimensions of deprivation have an impact on the nutritional status of the population directly and indirectly.
By state, stunting is most prevalent in Kebbi at 66%, Jigawa at 64% and Katsina at 61% and these are all North-East states. It is least prevalent in the South-East states of Anambra at 14% and Enugu at 14.8%. Having a huge number of malnourished children could lead to lost investments in human capital associated with preventable child deaths.
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