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USAID Advancing Nutrition, October 2022

Timely data on the burden of micronutrient deficiencies is essential to understanding what works where and whether we’re making progress. Researchers recently estimated the global and regional prevalence of deficiencies in one or more micronutrients among preschool-age children and non-pregnant women of reproductive age and bring transparency to the process; however data gaps illuminate how much still remains unknown about the burden of micronutrient deficiencies in all demographics.