Socioeconomic Inequalities Persist Despite Declining Stunting Prevalence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Global stunting prevalence has been nearly halved between 1990 and 2016, but it remains unclear whether this decline has benefited poor and rural populations within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).We assessed time trends in stunting among children <5 y of age (under-5) according to household wealth and place of residence in 67 LMICs.Stunting prevalence was analyzed in 217 nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys and...