Stunting Rate in East Nusa Tenggara is the Highest Nationally

The Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) recorded a severe malnutrition ratio of 9.7 in East Nusa Tenggara. This means that 9 out of every 10,000 people in East Nusa Tenggara suffer from severe malnutrition. This ratio is the highest nationally. Second is Papua (6.3), followed by North Maluku (4.5), Gorontalo (2.9), and Maluku (2.8).

The severe malnutrition ratio in these five provinces is significantly higher than the national average of 1.7, particularly in East Nusa Tenggara.

Severe malnutrition, also known as kwashiorkor, is a form of malnutrition. Malnutrition can be understood as an error in nutritional intake, either deficiency or excess. Severe malnutrition mostly affects children in developing countries, including Indonesia.

According to the WHO (2017), globally, 462 million adults suffer from underweight, and approximately 1.9 billion adults are overweight or obese. In children, an estimated 155 million children have stunted growth, and 41 million children are overweight or obese.

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