5 million Colombians suffer from malnutrition: UN .

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5 million Colombians suffer from malnutrition: UN .
Tuesday, 23 October 2012 08:36 Esteban Manriquez

Nearly five million Colombians suffer from malnutrition or are starving, according to the United Nations (UN) on Monday.

The sobering figure, which represents about 12% of the Colombian population, came on Monday from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) at the Second World Summit of Regions on Food Security held in Medellin.

“In the case of Colombia, we need to make more of a push. There was a significant reduction [in hunger] in the 90s, but that has stalled,” claimed Raul Benitez, FAO’s director for Latin America.

The FAO concluded that Colombia’s efforts to secure food for its people were lagging behind those of neighbouring countries: Cuba, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Peru.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/26636-5-million-colombians-suffer-from-malnutrition-un.html

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1. child malnutrition

http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/data/topic/map.aspx?ind=48

Colombia ranks above (better) than Peru, Venezuela, and Bolivia

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2. stats

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/latinamerica.html

Nutrition
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Colombia
% of infants with low birthweight, (2006-2010*) 6
Early initiation of breastfeeding (%), (2006-2010*) 57
% of children (2006-2010*) who are: exclusively breastfed, (<6 months) 43
% of children (2006-2010*) who are: introduced to solid, semi-solid or soft foods, (6-8 months) 70
% of children (2006-2010*) who are: breastfed at age 2, (20-23 months) 33
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: underweight (WHO), moderate & severe 3
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: underweight (WHO), severe 1
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: wasting (WHO), moderate & severe 1
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: stunting (WHO), moderate & severe 13

Venezuela
% of infants with low birthweight, (2006-2010*) 8
Early initiation of breastfeeding (%), (2006-2010*)
% of children (2006-2010*) who are: exclusively breastfed, (<6 months) –
% of children (2006-2010*) who are: introduced to solid, semi-solid or soft foods, (6-8 months) –
% of children (2006-2010*) who are: breastfed at age 2, (20-23 months) –
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: underweight (WHO), moderate & severe 4
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: underweight (WHO), severe –
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: wasting (WHO), moderate & severe 5
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: stunting (WHO), moderate & severe 16

Peru
% of infants with low birthweight, (2006-2010*) 8
Early initiation of breastfeeding (%), (2006-2010*) 51
% of children (2006-2010*) who are: exclusively breastfed, (<6 months) 68
% of children (2006-2010*) who are: introduced to solid, semi-solid or soft foods, (6-8 months) 80
% of children (2006-2010*) who are: breastfed at age 2, (20-23 months) 61
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: underweight (WHO), moderate & severe 4
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: underweight (WHO), severe 1
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: wasting (WHO), moderate & severe 1
% of under-fives (2006-2010*) suffering from: stunting (WHO), moderate & severe 24