South Africa currently reports an prevalence of severe wasting in male children under 5 of 1.9%, which represents an increase of 1.2% (171.4%) from 2016.
Prevalence of severe wasting in male children under 5 in South Africa
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for South Africa
Newborns protected against tetanus
88%
0%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
8.7%
-0.5%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
1.8
+0.0
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar90
+intl dollar9
(2022)
Birth registration
88.6%
+3.6%
(2017)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
54%
-5.9%
(2016)
South Africa Male severe wasting in children between 2008 and 2017
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2% |