Venezuela - Malnutrition prevalence

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

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) in Venezuela was 2.90 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 6.70 in 1990, while its lowest value was 2.90 in 2009.

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 3.90
1990 6.70
1991 5.40
1992 4.50
1993 4.00
1994 3.90
1995 4.10
1996 4.40
1997 4.50
1998 4.60
1999 4.10
2000 3.90
2001 4.00
2002 4.20
2003 4.60
2004 4.50
2005 4.10
2006 3.90
2007 3.70
2008 3.20
2009 2.90

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

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) in Venezuela was 13.40 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 19.90 in 1997, while its lowest value was 7.00 in 1987.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1987 7.00
1990 18.60
1991 18.20
1992 18.30
1993 17.40
1994 17.90
1995 18.90
1996 19.30
1997 19.90
1998 19.20
1999 18.30
2000 17.40
2001 17.30
2002 17.60
2003 17.70
2004 17.10
2005 16.20
2006 16.20
2007 15.60
2008 14.60
2009 13.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition