Presently, the prevalence of undernourishment in Nepal stands at 5.5%, an increase of 0.7% (14.6%) since 2019.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Nepal
Undernourishment
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: 2001 to 2020
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Nepal's Undernourishment?
As of 2020 Nepal's Undernourishment was 5.5.
How does Nepal's Undernourishment compare to other regions?
Nepal's Undernourishment was ranked 89th in 2020
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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 Undernourishment between 2001 and 2020
Period | Undernourishment | Change |
---|---|---|
2020 | 5.5% | 0.7% |
2019 | 4.8% | 0.5% |
2018 | 4.3% | 0.1% |
2017 | 4.2% | 0.3% |
2016 | 4.5% | 0.8% |
2015 | 5.3% | 0.8% |
2014 | 6.1% | 0.7% |
2013 | 6.8% | 0.9% |
2012 | 7.7% | 0.9% |
2011 | 8.6% | 1.3% |
2010 | 9.9% | 1.3% |
2009 | 11.2% | 1.8% |
2008 | 13% | 1.9% |
2007 | 14.9% | 1% |
2006 | 15.9% | 0.9% |
2005 | 16.8% | 0.8% |
2004 | 17.6% | 2.2% |
2003 | 19.8% | 1.9% |
2002 | 21.7% | 1.8% |
2001 | 23.5% |
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