2009 had a prevalence of underweight in children under 5 of 14.8% in the Maldives, but it has now decreased by 2.9% (-16.4%).
Prevalence of underweight 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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Underweight children
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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 Underweight children between 1994 and 2017
| Period | Underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -8% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 39% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 32.5% |