Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Kenya
Wasting in children
Undernourishment
Overweight children
Male overweight children
Female overweight children
Severe wasting in children
Male severe wasting in children
Female severe wasting in children
Stunting in children
Male stunting in children
Female stunting in children
Underweight children
Male underweight children
Female underweight children
Wasting in children
Male wasting in children
Female wasting in children
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2022
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Kenya's Wasting in children?
As of 2022 Kenya's Wasting in children was 4.9.
How does Kenya's Wasting in children compare to other regions?
Kenya's Wasting in children was ranked 4th in 2022
Similar regions to Kenya
Wasting in children
More indicators for Kenya
Newborns protected against tetanus
85%
3%
(2021)
Female prevalence of HIV
2.1%
0.1%
(2021)
Male unintentional poisoning
3.5
0.1
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar49
intl dollar2
(2020)
Birth registration
66.9%
6.9%
(2014)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
61.2%
4.8%
(2020)
Kenya Wasting in children between 1987 and 2022
Period | Wasting in children | Change |
---|---|---|
2022 | 4.9% | 2.1% |
2016 | 7% | 2.8% |
2014 | 4.2% | 1.8% |
2011 | 6% | 0.9% |
2008 | 6.9% | 0% |
2005 | 6.9% | 0.7% |
2003 | 6.2% | 1.2% |
2000 | 7.4% | 0.1% |
1998 | 7.5% | 0.7% |
1994 | 6.8% | 0.3% |
1993 | 7.1% | 1.6% |
1987 | 5.5% |
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