Children under 5 moderately or severely underweight, percentage
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 35.1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 27.3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 27.2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 26.7 | 5 |
Children under 5 severely underweight, percentage
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 11.9 | 4 |
| 2008 | 12.7 | 5 |
Footnotes:
- Nigerian demographic and health survey 1990. Demographic and Health Surveys. Federal Office of Statistics, Lagos, Nigeria, 1992 (and additional analysis).
- Federal Ministry of Health and Sociel Services. National micronutrient survey, 1993. Ibadan, Nigeria, 1996 (and additional analysis).
- Federal Office of Statistics [Nigeria] and UNICEF. Multiple indicator cluster survey (1999) Nigera (MICS). Lagos: Federal Office of Statistics and UNICEF, December 14, 2000.
- National Population Commission [Nigeria] and ORC Macro. Nigeria demographic and health survey 2003. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: National Population Commission and ORC Macro, 2004 (and additional analysis).
- National Population Commission (NPC) [Nigeria] and ICF Macro. Nigeria demographic and health survey 2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Abuja, Nigeria: National Population Commission and ICF Macro, 2009 (and additional analysis).
