Eric Schneider @ericbschneider.com · Feb 23 The historical picture is striking: In the 19th and early 20th centuries, stunting was widespread — even in countries that are high-income today. Large shares of children in Europe, North America, and East Asia were stunted by today’s standards. 6)
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There was strong regional variation: • Lower early stunting in Scandinavia and some settler economies • Higher rates in parts of Western Europe • Exceptionally high levels in Japan and Korea But the long-run trend almost everywhere was downward. 7)