2016 had a prevalence of underweight in male children under 5 of 10.7% in Kenya, but it has now decreased by 3% (-21.9%).
Prevalence of underweight in male children under 5 in Kenya
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
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85%
0%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
1.7%
-0.2%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
2.0
-0.2
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar60
+intl dollar6
(2022)
Birth registration
66.9%
+6.9%
(2014)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
56.9%
-3.9%
(2022)
Kenya Male underweight children between 1993 and 2022
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.7% | -3% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 21.8% |