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Stunting prevalence

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Nearly 40% of Pakistani children suffer from stunting according to World Bank assessment. — Stunting prevalence · 2025World Bank Pakistan Development Update · 2025Source named — not yet verified

Source

World Bank Pakistan Development Update — https://www.worldbank.org/en/brief/2025/10/29/q-as-on-pakistan-development-update-staying-the-course-for-growth-and-jobs-october-2025. Verified in source set / retroactive normalization pending.

What it proves

Use to link malnutrition with future productivity and poverty persistence.

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Debates this card can serve

Is Pakistan's food insecurity a problem of production or of poverty and access?#159 · asked in 3 years Is global poverty caused by rich countries' exploitation of poor countries?#198 · asked in 3 years