Understandingthe
Cost of Malnutrition

The tires pressure in a vehicle can increase fuel consumption by up to 8%. Inefficient electrical appliances and bad practices can increase the electric consumption in a household up 40%.
Malnutrition takes a similar toll in all countries reducing its production and ultimately its economy, in a way that can be measured.

Premature death eliminates life-time-average productivity and production.

Extraordinary health care events due to malnutrition derived problems.

Repeat scholarity due to cognitive impairment.

Low performance in school and wasted and education investment wasted

At extreme levels, knocking out another family member to care for the hándicap person

Retarding and cognitive problems originated from mother malnutrition

Lower productivity and production during lifetime

GDP loss caused by induced poverty originated from general diminished conditions.

General health care cost to compensate chronical malnutrition.

Our Sources

All sources used as references in our research were selected for their credibility and relevance. Most of the data was contrasted with  2 or 3 additional references to achieve consistency and eliminate discrepancies or outliers.