South Africa - Malnutrition prevalence
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5)
Definition: Prevalence of underweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.
Source: World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Country-level data are unadjusted data from national surveys, and thus may not be comparable across countries.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.40 |
| 2015 | 5.00 |
| 2016 | 5.10 |
| 2017 | 4.20 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5)
Definition: Prevalence of underweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.
Source: World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Country-level data are unadjusted data from national surveys, and thus may not be comparable across countries.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.10 |
| 2015 | 5.10 |
| 2016 | 6.70 |
| 2017 | 6.70 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) in South Africa was 5.50 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 9.80 in 1999, while its lowest value was 5.10 in 2015.
Definition: Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's child growth standards released in 2006.
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child malnutrition estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.00 |
| 1999 | 9.80 |
| 2008 | 8.80 |
| 2015 | 5.10 |
| 2016 | 5.90 |
| 2017 | 5.50 |
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5)
Definition: Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.
Source: World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Country-level data are unadjusted data from national surveys, and thus may not be comparable across countries.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 23.30 |
| 2015 | 18.10 |
| 2016 | 25.00 |
| 2017 | 17.80 |
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5)
Definition: Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.
Source: World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Country-level data are unadjusted data from national surveys, and thus may not be comparable across countries.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 26.50 |
| 2015 | 24.70 |
| 2016 | 29.80 |
| 2017 | 25.00 |
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) in South Africa was 21.40 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 30.10 in 1999, while its lowest value was 21.40 in 2015.
Definition: Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child malnutrition estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 28.70 |
| 1999 | 30.10 |
| 2008 | 24.90 |
| 2015 | 21.40 |
| 2016 | 27.40 |
| 2017 | 21.40 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Nutrition
