Mexico - Prevalence of wasting

Prevalence of wasting (% of children under 5)

Definition: Wasting prevalence is the proportion of children under five 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.

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Year	Value
1988	7.40
1989	6.10
1999	2.30
2006	2.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition