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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 23.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet. 2019 Dec 15;395(10217):65–74. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32497-3

Figure 1. The global double burden of malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries based on 1990s and 2010s weight and height data*.

Figure 1.

(using UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, and NCD-RisC estimates, supplemented with selected DHS and other country direct measures)

* Double burden of malnutrition (DBM) = at least 1 child, adolescent, or adult in household with severe levels of wasting/stunting/thinness and 1 with overweight/obesity (shown at 20%, 30%, or 40% overweight prevalence)