Morocco - 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 Morocco was 2.50 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 10.50 in 1987, while its lowest value was 2.50 in 2017.

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
1987 10.50
1992 7.70
1997 7.20
2003 9.20
2011 3.20
2017 2.50

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5) in Morocco was 2.60 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 10.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 2.60 in 2017.

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
1987 10.40
1992 8.40
1997 8.20
2003 10.50
2011 2.70
2017 2.60

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) in Morocco was 2.60 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 10.40 in 1987, while its lowest value was 2.60 in 2017.

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
1987 10.40
1992 8.10
1997 7.70
2003 9.80
2011 2.90
2017 2.60

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5) in Morocco was 12.60 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 29.80 in 1987, while its lowest value was 12.60 in 2017.

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
1987 29.80
1992 29.10
1997 26.90
2003 21.80
2011 13.90
2017 12.60

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5) in Morocco was 17.40 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 32.20 in 1987, while its lowest value was 15.90 in 2011.

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
1987 32.20
1992 31.20
1997 30.90
2003 24.40
2011 15.90
2017 17.40

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) in Morocco was 15.10 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 31.00 in 1987, while its lowest value was 14.90 in 2011.

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
1987 31.00
1992 30.10
1997 28.90
2003 23.10
2011 14.90
2017 15.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition