In Mexico, the current prevalence of wasting in children under 5 is 1%, which reflects a decrease of 0.7% (-41.2%) compared to 2021.
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Mexico
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
More indicators for Mexico
Newborns protected against tetanus
98%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.6
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar492
+intl dollar46
(2021)
Birth registration
97%
+2%
(2020)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
69.8%
+4.8%
(2018)
Mexico Wasting in children between 1988 and 2022
| Period | Wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2% | +1% |
| 2015 | 1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | 0% |
| 1988 | 6.1% |