The prevalence of underweight in children under 5 in El Salvador has reduced to 5%, a decrease of 1.7% (-25.4%) from 2008.
Prevalence of underweight in children under 5 in El Salvador
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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Underweight children
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94%
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Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.4
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar259
+intl dollar42
(2021)
Birth registration
91.2%
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(2018)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
67.7%
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(2014)
El Salvador Underweight children between 1988 and 2014
| Period | Underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 8% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 11.1% |