The latest prevalence of severe wasting in children under 5 data in the Maldives reports 2%, an decrease of 0.7% (-25.9%) from 2009.
Prevalence of severe wasting in children under 5 in the Maldives
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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Severe wasting in children
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Newborns protected against tetanus
99%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.1
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar296
+intl dollar25
(2021)
Birth registration
98.8%
+6.3%
(2017)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
14.9%
-12.1%
(2017)
Maldives Severe wasting in children between 1994 and 2017
| Period | Severe wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 3.5% |