The prevalence of severe wasting in children under 5 in Nepal has dropped to 0.9%, which is a decrease of 2% (-69.0%) since 2019.
Prevalence of severe wasting in children under 5 in Nepal
Severe wasting in children
Undernourishment
Overweight children
Male overweight children
Female overweight children
Severe wasting in children
Male severe wasting in children
Female severe wasting in children
Stunting in children
Male stunting in children
Female stunting in children
Underweight children
Male underweight children
Female underweight children
Wasting in children
Male wasting in children
Female wasting in children
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2022
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Nepal's Severe wasting in children?
As of 2022 Nepal's Severe wasting in children was 0.9.
How does Nepal's Severe wasting in children compare to other regions?
Nepal's Severe wasting in children was ranked 4th in 2022
Similar regions to Nepal
Severe wasting in children
More indicators for Nepal
Newborns protected against tetanus
91%
2%
(2021)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2021)
Male unintentional poisoning
2.6
0.1
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar112
intl dollar6
(2020)
Birth registration
77.2%
21%
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
44.2%
1.4%
(2019)
Nepal Severe wasting in children between 1996 and 2022
Period | Severe wasting in children | Change |
---|---|---|
2022 | 0.9% | 2% |
2019 | 2.9% | 1% |
2016 | 1.9% | 1.3% |
2014 | 3.2% | 0.3% |
2011 | 2.9% | 0.2% |
2006 | 2.7% | 0.1% |
2001 | 2.8% | 1.4% |
1998 | 1.4% | 1.9% |
1996 | 3.3% |
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