Botswana currently reports an prevalence of underweight in children under 5 of 11.8%, which represents an increase of 0.7% (6.3%) from 2000.
Prevalence of underweight in children under 5 in Botswana
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
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95%
+4%
(2023)
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5.3%
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(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
1.0
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Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar50
+intl dollar2
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Birth registration
87.5%
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Contraceptive modern method prevalence
42.1%
-3.6%
(2000)
Botswana Underweight children between 1996 and 2007
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -4% |
| 1996 | 15.1% |