Uganda - 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 Uganda was 9.40 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 19.10 in 1988, while its lowest value was 9.40 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
1988 19.10
2000 17.10
2006 14.50
2009 15.10
2011 13.00
2012 11.00
2014 10.80
2016 9.40

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

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5) in Uganda was 11.30 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 21.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 11.30 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
1988 20.40
2000 21.30
2006 18.10
2009 16.30
2011 15.40
2012 12.90
2014 12.70
2016 11.30

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

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) in Uganda was 10.40 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 20.80 in 1995, while its lowest value was 10.40 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
1988 19.70
1995 20.80
2000 19.20
2006 16.30
2009 15.70
2011 14.10
2012 11.90
2014 11.70
2016 10.40

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

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5) in Uganda was 26.90 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 43.80 in 1988, while its lowest value was 26.90 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
1988 43.80
2000 42.30
2006 35.80
2009 33.70
2011 29.70
2012 32.20
2014 31.50
2016 26.90

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

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5) in Uganda was 30.90 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 51.70 in 1988, while its lowest value was 30.90 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
1988 51.70
2000 47.50
2006 40.90
2009 42.40
2011 37.20
2012 35.50
2014 36.40
2016 30.90

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

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) in Uganda was 28.90 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 47.70 in 1988, while its lowest value was 28.90 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
1988 47.70
1995 45.70
2000 44.90
2006 38.40
2009 38.20
2011 33.50
2012 33.70
2014 34.00
2016 28.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition