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Country income groups (World Bank classification)
Click here, or on the graphic, for full resolution. Country income groups (World Bank classification). There are huge regional differences in the above trends. Globally, poverty
rates have fallen from 52% in 1981 to 42% in 1990 and to 26%
in 2005. In Sub-Saharan Africa, however, the poverty rate remained
constant at around 50%. This region also comprises the majority of
countries making the least progress in reducing child malnutrition.
The poverty rate in East Asia fell from nearly 80% in 1980 to under
20% by 2005. East Asia, notably China, was successful in more than
halving the proportion of underweight children between 1990 and
2006. In contrast, and despite improvements since 1990, almost 50%
of the children are underweight in Southern Asia. This region alone
accounts for more than half the world’s malnourished children.
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