Fig. 4

Estimated and optimal annual nutrition-specific spending and corresponding outcomes for a series of budget scenarios. Budget scenarios range from 25% to 400% of the current estimated national nutrition-specific spending in Bangladesh. a Interventions included in increasing budgets and their effect on the number of children reaching the age of 5 not stunted by 2030; b Overall stunting prevalence (in all age groups) in 2030 under increasing optimized budget; c Cumulative number of deaths from 2016 to 2030