Chad is currently observing a prevalence of underweight in children under 5 of 18.2%, marking a decrease of 3.2% (-15.0%) compared to 2021.
Prevalence of underweight in children under 5 in Chad
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Chad
Underweight children
More indicators for Chad
Newborns protected against tetanus
75%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.5%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
4.3
-0.1
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar48
-intl dollar5
(2021)
Birth registration
25.7%
+13.7%
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
6.7%
+1.7%
(2019)
Chad Underweight children between 1997 and 2022
| Period | Underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 34.3% |