Undernutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Assessment of the Evidence

Peter Svedberg

No wp-1987-015, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The predominant perception is that the world's food problems are now concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa. Declining food production and recurrent famine in many African countries are the focal points of much recent work on food problems. This paper assesses the evidence on the prevalence of undernutrition on a more permanent basis. The overall conclusion is that there is no firm evidence corroborating the notion that chronic and severe undernutrition is widespread in most parts of Africa.

Keywords: Children; Food security; Life expectancy; Government policy (Poor); Poverty measurement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1987
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