In Nepal, the current prevalence of wasting in female children under 5 is 6.9%, which reflects a decrease of 3.5% (-33.7%) compared to 2019.
Prevalence of wasting in female children under 5 in Nepal
Female 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: 1986 to 2022
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Nepal's Female wasting in children?
As of 2022 Nepal's Female wasting in children was 6.9.
How does Nepal's Female wasting in children compare to other regions?
Nepal's Female wasting in children was ranked 4th in 2022
Similar regions to Nepal
Female 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 Female wasting in children between 2001 and 2022
Period | Female wasting in children | Change |
---|---|---|
2022 | 6.9% | 3.5% |
2019 | 10.4% | 0.5% |
2016 | 9.9% | 1% |
2014 | 10.9% | 0.9% |
2011 | 10% | 2.4% |
2006 | 12.4% | 2.1% |
2001 | 10.3% |
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