The prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in the Philippines has reduced to 5.4%, a decrease of 0.3% (-5.3%) from 2019.
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in the Philippines
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
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More indicators for the Philippines
Newborns protected against tetanus
90%
-1%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.3
+0.1
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar252
+intl dollar16
(2023)
Birth registration
91.8%
+1.6%
(2017)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
41.8%
+1.4%
(2022)
Philippines Wasting in children between 1987 and 2021
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 5.7% |