Zambia - 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 Zambia was 10.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 22.20 in 2002, while its lowest value was 10.20 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 20.10 |
| 1996 | 18.20 |
| 1999 | 16.70 |
| 2002 | 22.20 |
| 2007 | 13.00 |
| 2013 | 13.40 |
| 2018 | 10.20 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5) in Zambia was 13.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 24.30 in 2002, while its lowest value was 13.50 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 22.30 |
| 1996 | 21.10 |
| 1999 | 22.20 |
| 2002 | 24.30 |
| 2007 | 16.90 |
| 2013 | 16.30 |
| 2018 | 13.50 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) in Zambia was 11.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 23.20 in 2002, while its lowest value was 11.80 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 21.20 |
| 1996 | 19.60 |
| 1999 | 19.60 |
| 2002 | 23.20 |
| 2007 | 14.90 |
| 2013 | 14.90 |
| 2018 | 11.80 |
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5) in Zambia was 31.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 58.80 in 1999, while its lowest value was 31.00 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 43.10 |
| 1996 | 47.10 |
| 1999 | 58.80 |
| 2002 | 50.80 |
| 2007 | 42.90 |
| 2013 | 37.70 |
| 2018 | 31.00 |
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5) in Zambia was 38.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 59.60 in 1999, while its lowest value was 38.30 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 49.60 |
| 1996 | 50.10 |
| 1999 | 59.60 |
| 2002 | 54.30 |
| 2007 | 48.80 |
| 2013 | 42.40 |
| 2018 | 38.30 |
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) in Zambia was 34.60 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 59.20 in 1999, while its lowest value was 34.60 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 46.30 |
| 1995 | 58.10 |
| 1996 | 48.60 |
| 1999 | 59.20 |
| 2002 | 52.50 |
| 2007 | 45.80 |
| 2013 | 40.00 |
| 2018 | 34.60 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Nutrition
