The prevalence of underweight in children under 5 in Liberia currently stands at 10.9%, indicating a decrease of 2.7% (-19.9%) since 2016.
Prevalence of underweight in children under 5 in Liberia
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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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90%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.6%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
2.0
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar64
-intl dollar1
(2021)
Birth registration
66.3%
+41.7%
(2020)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
23.9%
+4.8%
(2020)
Liberia Underweight children between 2000 and 2019
| Period | Underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 22.8% |