Editing Human nutrition (section)

=== Latin America and the Caribbean ===
This region has undergone the fastest progress in decreasing poor nutrition status of children in the world.<ref name="Progress for Children" /> The [[Latin American]] region has reduced underweight children prevalence by 3.8% every year between 1990 and 2004, with a current rate of 7% underweight.<ref name="Progress for Children" /> They also have the lowest rate of child mortality in the developing world, with only 31 per 1000 deaths, and the highest [[iodine]] consumption.<ref name="Progress for Children" /> [[Cuba]] has seen improvement from 9 to 4 percent underweight under 5 between 1996 and 2004.<ref name="Progress for Children" /> The prevalence has also decreased in the [[Dominican Republic]], [[Jamaica]], [[Peru]], and [[Chile]].<ref name="Progress for Children" /> Chile has a rate of underweight under 5, at merely 1%.<ref name="Progress for Children" /> The most populous nations, [[Brazil]] and [[Mexico]], mostly have relatively low rates of underweight under 5, with only 6% and 8%.<ref name="Progress for Children" /> [[Guatemala]] has the highest percentage of underweight and stunted children in the region, with rates above 45%.<ref name="Progress for Children" /> There are disparities amongst different populations in this region. For example, children in rural areas have twice the prevalence of underweight at 13%, compared to urban areas at 5%.<ref name="Progress for Children" />