2019 had a prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 of 11.4% in Sierra Leone, but it has now decreased by 1.4% (-10.9%).
Prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 in Sierra Leone
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Sierra Leone
Female underweight children
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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 Female underweight children between 2000 and 2021
| Period | Female underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -5% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 19.4% |