Indonesia - Prevalence of wasting

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5) in Indonesia was 9.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 13.80 in 2007, while its lowest value was 4.60 in 2000.

Definition: Prevalence of wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59.

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
2000 4.60
2001 4.60
2004 13.50
2007 13.80
2010 12.10
2013 12.70
2018 9.20

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5) in Indonesia was 11.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 15.70 in 2007, while its lowest value was 6.20 in 2001.

Definition: Prevalence of wasting, male,is the proportion of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59.

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
2000 6.40
2001 6.20
2004 15.30
2007 15.70
2010 12.50
2013 14.20
2018 11.10

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5) in Indonesia was 10.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 14.90 in 1996, while its lowest value was 5.40 in 2001.

Definition: Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59.

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
1996 14.90
2000 5.50
2001 5.40
2004 14.40
2007 14.80
2010 12.30
2013 13.50
2018 10.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition