Mongolia - Malnutrition prevalence

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5) in Mongolia was 1.70 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 10.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 2016.

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
1999 10.40
2000 10.60
2004 4.20
2005 5.30
2010 3.00
2013 1.70
2016 0.60
2018 1.70

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5) in Mongolia was 2.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 12.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 2016.

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
1999 11.30
2000 12.60
2004 5.30
2005 5.30
2010 3.60
2013 1.40
2016 1.00
2018 2.00

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) in Mongolia was 1.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 11.80 in 1992, while its lowest value was 0.80 in 2016.

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
1992 11.80
1999 10.80
2000 11.60
2004 4.80
2005 5.30
2010 3.30
2013 1.60
2016 0.80
2018 1.80

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5) in Mongolia was 7.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 5.60 in 2016.

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
1999 27.90
2000 28.10
2004 19.30
2005 25.60
2010 13.50
2013 10.50
2016 5.60
2018 7.80

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5) in Mongolia was 10.90 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.30 in 1999, while its lowest value was 9.00 in 2016.

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
1999 32.30
2000 31.40
2004 27.10
2005 29.20
2010 17.10
2013 11.10
2016 9.00
2018 10.90

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) in Mongolia was 9.40 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 33.10 in 1992, while its lowest value was 7.30 in 2016.

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
1992 33.10
1999 30.10
2000 29.80
2004 23.50
2005 27.50
2010 15.30
2013 10.80
2016 7.30
2018 9.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition