India - Malnutrition prevalence
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5) in India was 43.50 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 67.30 in 1979, while its lowest value was 41.10 in 1997.
Definition: Prevalence of child malnutrition 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 new child growth standards released in 2006.
Source: World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Aggregation is based on UNICEF/WHO Joint Global Malnutrition Analysis Date Set 2011, and additional analysis by UNICEF.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 67.30 |
| 1990 | 59.50 |
| 1992 | 56.60 |
| 1993 | 50.70 |
| 1997 | 41.10 |
| 1999 | 44.40 |
| 2006 | 43.50 |
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5)
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5) in India was 47.90 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 75.10 in 1979, while its lowest value was 47.90 in 2006.
Definition: Prevalence of child malnutrition is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age (stunting) 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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 75.10 |
| 1990 | 66.20 |
| 1992 | 65.40 |
| 1993 | 57.10 |
| 1997 | 48.50 |
| 1999 | 51.00 |
| 2006 | 47.90 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Nutrition
