Kenya currently reports a prevalence of wasting in female children under 5 of 4%, a decrease of 2.4% (-37.5%) from 2016.
Prevalence of wasting in female children under 5 in Kenya
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Kenya
Female wasting in children
More indicators for Kenya
Newborns protected against tetanus
85%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
1.7%
-0.2%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
3.5
-0.1
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar54
+intl dollar5
(2021)
Birth registration
66.9%
+6.9%
(2014)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
61.2%
+4.8%
(2020)
Kenya Female wasting in children between 1993 and 2022
| Period | Female wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 5% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.6% |