Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
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.
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1992
1995
1998
2001
2004
2006
2009
2012
2015
-0.50
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
5.50
6.00
6.50
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See also: Thematic map, Health Indicators, Nutrition