Nepal - 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 Nepal was 23.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 43.50 in 2001, while its lowest value was 23.90 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 37.50 |
| 2001 | 43.50 |
| 2006 | 39.60 |
| 2011 | 28.20 |
| 2014 | 31.10 |
| 2016 | 27.40 |
| 2019 | 23.90 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5) in Nepal was 25.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 42.10 in 2001, while its lowest value was 25.00 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 38.80 |
| 2001 | 42.10 |
| 2006 | 37.60 |
| 2011 | 29.60 |
| 2014 | 28.40 |
| 2016 | 27.10 |
| 2019 | 25.00 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) in Nepal was 24.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 47.10 in 1996, while its lowest value was 24.40 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 42.60 |
| 1996 | 47.10 |
| 1998 | 38.20 |
| 2001 | 42.80 |
| 2006 | 38.60 |
| 2011 | 28.90 |
| 2014 | 29.70 |
| 2016 | 27.30 |
| 2019 | 24.40 |
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5) in Nepal was 30.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 59.50 in 1998, while its lowest value was 30.00 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.50 |
| 2001 | 56.30 |
| 2006 | 49.30 |
| 2011 | 39.10 |
| 2014 | 38.20 |
| 2016 | 36.00 |
| 2019 | 30.00 |
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5) in Nepal was 32.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 62.60 in 1998, while its lowest value was 32.90 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.60 |
| 2001 | 55.80 |
| 2006 | 49.00 |
| 2011 | 41.00 |
| 2014 | 36.10 |
| 2016 | 36.10 |
| 2019 | 32.90 |
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) in Nepal was 31.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 68.20 in 1995, while its lowest value was 31.50 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 68.20 |
| 1996 | 65.70 |
| 1998 | 61.10 |
| 2001 | 56.10 |
| 2006 | 49.10 |
| 2011 | 40.10 |
| 2014 | 37.10 |
| 2016 | 36.10 |
| 2019 | 31.50 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Nutrition
