Myanmar - Malnutrition prevalence

Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5)

Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5) in Myanmar was 29.60 as of 2003. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 38.70 in 1995, while its lowest value was 25.00 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
1985	34.10
1990	28.80
1991	32.80
1994	27.70
1995	38.70
1997	25.00
2000	30.10
2003	29.60

Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5)

Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5) in Myanmar was 40.60 as of 2003. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 55.10 in 1985, while its lowest value was 40.60 in 2003.

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
1985	55.10
1991	46.00
1994	50.40
1997	47.60
2000	40.80
2003	40.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition