Prevalence of wasting in female children under 5 in Nigeria
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 Nigeria's Female wasting in children?
As of 2020 Nigeria's Female wasting in children was 5.3.
How does Nigeria's Female wasting in children compare to other regions?
Nigeria's Female wasting in children was ranked 13th in 2020
More indicators for Nigeria
Newborns protected against tetanus
65%
0%
(2021)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.7%
0%
(2021)
Male unintentional poisoning
3.6
0.1
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar130
intl dollar17
(2020)
Birth registration
42.6%
4.4%
(2018)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
12%
1.3%
(2018)
Nigeria Female wasting in children between 1990 and 2020
Period | Female wasting in children | Change |
---|---|---|
2020 | 5.3% | 0.2% |
2018 | 5.5% | 4.1% |
2016 | 9.6% | 2.6% |
2015 | 7% | 0.1% |
2014 | 7.1% | 2.4% |
2011 | 9.5% | 0.9% |
2003 | 10.4% | 0.6% |
1990 | 11% |
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