According to recent research, India has greater rates of child stunting than any other country in Sub-Saharan Africa, partly due to decades of caste oppression.
Together, the two regions are home to 44% of the world’s under-five population, but they also produce almost 70% of the world’s stunted children, a major sign of malnutrition.
Although both have improved significantly in recent years, India’s rate is 35.7%, while the average for the 49 nations in Sub-Saharan Africa is 33.6%.
A child is deemed stunted if their height is below average for their age, which is an obvious indication of serious nutritional deficiencies.
But according to research by Rajesh Ramachandran (Monash University, Malaysia) and Ashwini Deshpande (Ashoka University).
