Rwanda - 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 Rwanda was 6.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.00 in 1992, while its lowest value was 6.30 in 2020.

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 23.00
2000 18.20
2005 17.10
2010 10.40
2012 11.20
2015 7.50
2018 11.20
2020 6.30

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

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5) in Rwanda was 9.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 25.40 in 1992, while its lowest value was 9.00 in 2020.

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 25.40
2000 22.40
2005 18.80
2010 13.00
2012 12.80
2015 10.40
2018 14.00
2020 9.00

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

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) in Rwanda was 7.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 24.20 in 1992, while its lowest value was 7.70 in 2020.

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 24.20
1996 22.60
2000 20.30
2005 17.90
2009 14.30
2010 11.70
2012 12.00
2015 8.90
2018 12.60
2020 7.70

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

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5) in Rwanda was 29.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 54.10 in 1992, while its lowest value was 29.20 in 2020.

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 54.10
2000 45.40
2005 50.10
2010 41.10
2012 41.10
2015 33.00
2018 31.60
2020 29.20

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

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5) in Rwanda was 37.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 59.40 in 1992, while its lowest value was 37.00 in 2020.

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 59.40
2000 50.60
2005 52.70
2010 47.50
2012 46.60
2015 41.00
2018 38.00
2020 37.00

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

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) in Rwanda was 33.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 56.80 in 1992, while its lowest value was 33.10 in 2020.

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 56.80
1996 45.40
2000 47.90
2005 51.40
2009 46.60
2010 44.30
2012 43.80
2015 36.90
2018 34.80
2020 33.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition