Children under 5 moderately or severely underweight, percentage
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 44.9 | 1 |
| 2004 | 32.9 | 2 |
Children under 5 severely underweight, percentage
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.2 | 2 |
Footnotes:
- Afghanistan 1997 multiple indicator baseline (MICS). Report to UNICEF. Acapulco: Centro de Investigacion de Enfermedades Tropicales (CIET), 1998 (and additional analysis).
- Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan), UNICEF, CDC, National Institute for Research on Food and Nutrition (Italy), Tufts University. Summary report of the national nutrition survey, 2004. Kabul, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Ministry of Public Health
