<Tr> <Td> B. 9.1 </Td> <Td> Leishmaniasis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0.09 </Td> <Td> 0.8 </Td> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> B. 9.2 </Td> <Td> Trypanosomiasis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0.08 </Td> <Td> 0.8 </Td> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> I. 2 </Td> <Td> Benign prostatic hyperplasia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0.06 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> 0.0 </Td> </Tr> <P> Malnutrition can be identified as an underlying cause for shortened life . 70% of childhood deaths (age 0 - 4) are reportedly due to diarrheal illness, acute respiratory infection, malaria and immunizable disease . However, of these childhood deaths, 56% can be attributed to the effects of malnutrition as an underlying cause . The effects of malnutrition include increased susceptibility to infection, musculature wasting, skeletal deformities and neurologic development delays . According to the World Health Organization, malnutrition is named as the biggest contributor to child mortality with 36 million deaths in 2005 related to malnutrition . </P>

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