Malnutrition Can Cause a Variety of Health Problems, Including Being

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Malnutrition can cause a variety of health problems, including being underweight, due to unbalanced or insufficient diet. It is estimated that in 2015, approximately 14% of preschool-age children globally will be underweight (WHO and UNICEF Joint Global Nutrition Database, 2011) . While this is a high percentage, it is a drop from approximately 25% just 25 years earlier.
Consider the following data table and answer the questions that follow.

-Which of the following regions has the greatest total percentage decrease in estimated prevalence (%) of underweight preschool children from 1990 to 2015?

A) Africa
B) Asia
C) Latin America and Caribbean
D) Oceania