Between 2017 and 2021, the prevalence of stunting among young children under five years in China dropped below **** percent. In the past two decades, nutrition among the Chinese population continued to improve, with childhood wasting and stunting under control. Stunting refers to a child being too short for his or her age and is an important indicator reflecting chronic undernutrition.
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