One Thousand and One Nights’ Struggle for Survival: Tales of Child Undernourishment in Arab Countries

Vladimir Hlasny

Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, 2024, vol. 249, issue 2, 109-155

Abstract: This study evaluates young children’s developmental opportunities and anthropometric outcomes across 16 low- and middle-income Arab countries during 2004-2015. We find that disproportionately many children become stunted and underweight, particularly in less developed countries including Mauritania, Somalia and Sudan, but also in the higher-income Iraq and Morocco. Within countries, significant dissimilarities exist in children’s opportunities across different socio-economic strata. These gaps must be tackled by a variety of measures at the local, national and international levels –with buyin from families, local organizations and authorities– including universal pre/post-natal care, immunization, and nutrient supplementation at critical points in children’s development.

Keywords: First one thousand days; Early childhood development; Malnutrition; Equality of opportunities; Arab region. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 I14 I24 I32 J13 N35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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