The prevalence of underweight in children under 5 in Sierra Leone has reduced to 12%, a decrease of 1.5% (-11.1%) from 2019.
Prevalence of underweight in children under 5 in Sierra Leone
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Sierra Leone
Underweight children
More indicators for Sierra Leone
Newborns protected against tetanus
93%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
1%
-0.1%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
3.3
-0.1
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar78
-intl dollar4
(2021)
Birth registration
90.4%
+9.3%
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
20.9%
-1%
(2019)
Sierra Leone Underweight children between 1989 and 2021
Period | Underweight children | Change |
---|---|---|
2021 | 12% | -1.5% |
2019 | 13.5% | -2.1% |
2017 | 15.6% | +2.6% |
2014 | 13% | -5.5% |
2010 | 18.5% | -8.7% |
2005 | 27.2% | +3.8% |
2000 | 23.4% | -2% |
1990 | 25.4% | +1.7% |
1989 | 23.7% |