Children Malnutrition and Horizontal Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa:A Focus on Contrasting Domestic Trajectories

The positive trend observed in recent accelerated economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries represents a huge opportunity to foster sustainable development, This paper contributes to the literature by providing a more accurate and nuanced view on the progress made with regards to child malnutrition and inequalities across sub-saharan Africa. It focuses on seven countries: Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria. The study analyses the evolution of three anthropometric indicators such as underweight, stunting and wasting and elaborates a classification of countries based on how inequalities in child malnutrition have changed over the past two decades. Findings shows that countries that have registered the highest improvements in overall malnutrition rates are not proportionate to the pace of economic growth