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Nutritional status

Country	% of under-fives (2003-2009*) suffering from:						Moderate and severe wasting(WHO)		Moderate and severe stunting(WHO)		Source
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Country	Moderate and severe underweight (NCHS/WHO)		Moderate and severe underweight(WHO)		Severe underweight(WHO)		Moderate and severe wasting(WHO)		Moderate and severe stunting(WHO)		Source
Afghanistan	39	y	33	y	12	y	9	y	59	y	National Micronutrient Survey 2004, Tables 5.1-5.3.
Albania	6		5		2		9		19		DHS 2008-2009, Final report, Table 11.12, p. 175
Algeria	4		3		1		4		15		MICS 2006, Preliminary report, Table NU.1, p. 38
Andorra	-		-		-		-		-
Angola	-		16	y	7	y	8	y	29	y	National Nutrition Survey 2007, Table 5
Antigua and Barbuda	-		-		-		-		-
Argentina	4	y	2	y	0	y	1	y	8	y	Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición y Salud 2005-06, Datos preliminares, Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente.
Armenia	4		4		1		5		18		DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Australia	-		-		-		-		-
Austria	-		-		-		-		-
Azerbaijan	10		8		2		7		25		DHS 2006, Final report, Table 12.1, p. 138
Bahamas	-		-		-		-		-
Bahrain	9	x	-		-		-		-		Family Health Survey, Final Report, p.192.
Bangladesh	46		41		12		17		43		DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 148
Barbados	-		-		-		-		-
Belarus	1		1		1		2		4		MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Belgium	-		-		-		-		-
Belize	6		4		1		2		22		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ May 2009
Benin	23		18		5		8		43		DHS 2006, Final report, Table 12.1, p. 172
Bhutan	19	x	14	x	3	x	3	x	48	x	National anthropometric survey of under five children in Bhutan 1999, Re-analyzed by WHO, Jan 2007
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	6		4		1		1		27		DHS 2008, Final report, Table 11.9.2, p. 213
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2		1		0		4		10		MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Botswana	14		-		-		-		-		BFHS 2007, Final report, Table 8.1, p. 59
Brazil	-		2		-		2		7		MOH, PNDS 2006, Table 1, p. 255
Brunei Darussalam	-		-		-		-		-
Bulgaria	-		-		-		-		-
Burkina Faso	31		26		7		11		35		National nutrition survey 2009, Annex 5, p. 32
Burundi	35		-		-		-		-		MSP/ISTEEBU/UNICEF, Rapport Enquete de base 2007, Table 9, p. 15
Cambodia	-		29		9		9		40		Cambodia Anthropometric Survey 2008, Tables 2.1-2.3, pp. 24-26
Cameroon	19		16		5		7		36		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Canada	-		-		-		-		-
Cape Verde	9	y	-		-		-		-		Questionário Unificado de Indicadores Básicos de Bem-Estar, INE, 2006, Tab 27
Central African Republic	29		24		8		12		43		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Chad	37		-		-		-		-		DHS 2004, Final Report, Table 12.5, pp. 204-5.
Chile	1	y	-		-		-		-		Ministerio de Salud. Departamento de Estadísticas de Salud. Anexo Salud2
China	7		6		-		-		15		China CDC, The Report on 2005 Food and Nutrition Surveillance & Mid-term Evaluation for NPA, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007
Colombia	7	y	5	y	2	y	2	y	15	y	DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Comoros	25		-		-		-		-		Enquête Intégrale Auprès des Ménages (EIM) 2004, Table 10, p. 19.
Congo	14		11		3		8		30		DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Cook Islands	10	x	-		-		-		-		South Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table 1.1, p. 24.
Costa Rica	5	x	-		-		-		-		National Nutrition Survey 1996, Ministry of Health.
Côte d'Ivoire	20		16		5		8		40		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Croatia	1	x	-		-		-		-		Growth Monitoring of Pre-School Children 1997, UNICEF, Tables 1-3.
Cuba	4		-		-		-		-		National Survey of the Nutrition and Food Hygiene Institute 2005
Cyprus	-		-		-		-		-
Czech Republic	-		-		-		-		-
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	23	y	18	y	7	y	9	y	45	y	National Nutrition Assessment 2004, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007
Democratic Republic of the Congo	31		25		8		10		46		DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 155
Denmark	-		-		-		-		-
Djibouti	33	y	31	y	9	y	17	y	33	y	Rapport d'enquête sur l’état de nutrition des enfants de 6 à 59 mois en République de Djibouti, Appendix 6, p. 53
Dominica	-		-		-		-		-
Dominican Republic	4		3		0		2		10		DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 190
Ecuador	9		6		-		-		-		CEPAR, ENDEMAIN 2004, Tables 12.9 & 12.11.
Egypt	8		6		1		7		29		DHS 2008, Final report, Table 14.1, p. 185
El Salvador	9	y	6	y	1	y	1	y	19	y	FESAL 2008. Tables 12.19-12.24, pp. 376-381
Equatorial Guinea	19	x	16	x	5	x	9	x	43	x	MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ.
Eritrea	40	x	35	x	13	x	15	x	44	x	DHS 2002, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007
Estonia	-		-		-		-		-
Ethiopia	38		33		11		12		51		DHS 2005, Final Report, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Fiji	-		-		-		-		-
Finland	-		-		-		-		-
France	-		-		-		-		-
Gabon	12	x	8	x	2	x	4	x	25	x	DHS 2000, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Gambia	20		16		4		7		28		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Georgia	-		1		1		2		11		National Nutrition Survey 2009, Table 40, p. 68
Germany	-		-		-		-		-
Ghana	17		14		3		9		28		DHS 2008, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 181
Greece	-		-		-		-		-
Grenada	-		-		-		-		-
Guatemala	19		-		-		-		-		ENSMI 2008-2009, Preliminary report, Table 28, p. 54
Guinea	26		21		7		8		40		Enquête Nationale sur l'état nutritionnel et le suivi des indicateurs de Survie de l'Enfant (ENENSE), Table 6.10a
Guinea-Bissau	19		15		4		8		47		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007
Guyana	-		11		2		5		18		DHS 2009, Preliminary report, Table 6.2, p. 27
Haiti	22		18		6		10		29		DHS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Holy See	-		-		-		-		-
Honduras	11		8		1		1		29		DHS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Hungary	-		-		-		-		-
Iceland	-		-		-		-		-
India	48		43		16		20		48		NFHS 2005-06, Final report, Table 10.1, p. 270
Indonesia	-		18		5		14		37		Basic Health Research 2007, Tables 3.1, 3.4, pp. 35, 39
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	5		-		-		-		-		Anthropometric and Nutrition Indicators Survey 2004
Iraq	8		6		2		6		26		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007
Ireland	-		-		-		-		-
Israel	-		-		-		-		-
Italy	-		-		-		-		-
Jamaica	-		2		-		2		4		Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions 2007, Table D-1, Appendix
Japan	-		-		-		-		-
Jordan	-		2		0		2		8		DHS 2009, Preliminary report, Table 9, p. 12
Kazakhstan	4		4		1		5		17		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Kenya	20		16		4		7		35		DHS 2008-2009, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 143
Kiribati	13	x	-		-		-		-		South Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table 1.1, p. 24.
Kuwait	10	x	-		-		-		-		Kuwait Family Health Survey, Final Report, p. 192.
Kyrgyzstan	3		2		0		3		18		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Lao People's Democratic Republic	37		31		9		7		48		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Latvia	-		-		-		-		-
Lebanon	4		-		-		-		-		PAPFAM 2004, Table 12, p. 34.
Lesotho	-		13		2		4		39		DHS 2009, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 21
Liberia	24		19		6		8		39		DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 137
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	5	x	4	x	-		4	x	21	x	PAPCHILD, MCH Survey 1995, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007
Liechtenstein	-		-		-		-		-
Lithuania	-		-		-		-		-
Luxembourg	-		-		-		-		-
Madagascar	-		-		-		-		50		DHS 2008-2009, Final report, Table 11.12, p. 203
Malawi	21		15		3		4		53		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007
Malaysia	8		-		-		-		-		Ministry of Health, Health Management Information System 2005, Table KKK-210.
Maldives	30	x	26	x	7	x	13	x	32	x	MICS 2001, Re-analyzed by WHO, Jan 2007
Mali	32		27		10		15		38		DHS 2006, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 175
Malta	-		-		-		-		-
Marshall Islands	-		-		-		-		-
Mauritania	20	y	14	y	2	y	6	y	23	y	Enquête Nutritionnelle Rapide utilisant les méthodologies SMART et RapidSMS, Tables 25-27, pp. 50-53
Mauritius	15	x	-		-		-		-		Survey on Nutrition in Mauritius and Rodrigues 1995, Final Report, Ministry of Health.
Mexico	5		3		-		2		16		Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2006, p. 89, additional analysis by WHO
Micronesia (Federated States of)	15	x	-		-		-		-		South Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table 1.1, p. 24.
Monaco	-		-		-		-		-
Mongolia	6		5		1		3		27		MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007
Montenegro	3		2		1		4		7		MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Morocco	10		9		2		10		23		DHS 2003-04, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Mozambique	18		18		5		4		44		MICS 2008, Final report, Table 5.1, p. 45
Myanmar	32		30		9		11		41		MICS 2003, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007
Namibia	21		17		4		8		29		DHS 2006-07, Final report, Table 12.1, pp. 149-150
Nauru	-		5		1		1		24		DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 11.3
Nepal	45		39		11		13		49		DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 12.11, p. 194
Netherlands	-		-		-		-		-
New Zealand	-		-		-		-		-
Nicaragua	7		6		1		1		22		ENDESA 2006-07, Final report, Table 9.6.1, p. 313
Niger	41	y	34	y	11	y	12	y	46	y	Rapport d’enquête nationale Nutrition et Survie de l’Enfant 2009, Tables 8, 14, Annex 10, pp. 37, 46, 115
Nigeria	29		24		9		11		43		DHS 2003, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Jul 2008
Niue	-		-		-		-		-
Norway	-		-		-		-		-
Occupied Palestinian Territory	3		-		-		-		-		Palestinian Family Health Survey 2006, Preliminary Report, Tables 20-22, pp. 52-54.
Oman	18	x	11	x	2	x	7	x	13	x	National PEM Survey 1998, Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, with additional WHO analysis.
Pakistan	38	x	31	x	13	x	14	x	42	x	National Nutrition Survey 2001-02, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007
Palau	-		-		-		-		-
Panama	-		4	y	-		1	y	19	y	Encuesta de Niveles de Vida 2008, Tables 2, 4, 6, pp. 14, 20, 27
Papua New Guinea	26	y	18	y	5	y	5	y	43	y	National Micronutrient Survey 2005, Tables 3.1.1-3.1.6, pp. 12-19
Paraguay	4		3		-		1		18		Análisis de la situación de salud infantil y antropometría en menores de 5 años. Paraguay EPH 2005. Marta Cristina Sanabria. Informe de consultoría. PNUD Paraguay
Peru	6		4		1		1		24		DHS 2009, Final report, Table 10.9.1, p. 231
Philippines	26		22		-		7		32		FNRI, 7th National Nutrition Survey 2008, p. 62
Poland	-		-		-		-		-
Portugal	-		-		-		-		-
Qatar	6	x	-		-		-		-		National Nutritional Assessment 1996.
Republic of Korea	-		-		-		-		-
Republic of Moldova	4		3		1		5		10		DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ May 2009
Romania	3	x	4	x	1	x	4	x	13	x	National Nutrition Survey 2002, Re-analyzed by WHO Jan 2007
Russian Federation	3	x	-		-		-		-		Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey 1995, UNC Chapel Hill.
Rwanda	23		18		4		5		51		DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Saint Kitts and Nevis	-		-		-		-		-
Saint Lucia	-		-		-		-		-
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-		-		-		-		-
Samoa	-		-		-		-		-
San Marino	-		-		-		-		-
Sao Tome and Principe	-		13		3		11		29		DHS 2008-2009, Preliminary report, Table 10, p. 19
Saudi Arabia	14	x	-		-		-		-		Family Health Survey 1996, Final Report, p. 191.
Senegal	17		14		4		9		19		DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Serbia	2		1		0		4		7		MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Seychelles	-		-		-		-		-
Sierra Leone	25		21		7		10		36		DHS 2008, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 145
Singapore	3	x	3	x	0	x	4	x	4	x	WHO Database, citing National Healthcare Group Polyclinics Anthropometric Growth Charts for Singapore Preschool Children 2000.
Slovakia	-		-		-		-		-
Slovenia	-		-		-		-		-
Solomon Islands	-		12		2		4		33		DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 11.3
Somalia	36		32		12		13		42		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007
South Africa	12		-		-		-		-		DHS 2003, Final report, Table 8.6, p. 150
Spain	-		-		-		-		-
Sri Lanka	27		21		4		15		17		DHS 2006-2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 159
Sudan	31		27		10		16		40		Sudan Household Health Survey 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Suriname	10		7		1		5		11		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008
Swaziland	10		7		1		1		40		National nutrition survey 2008, Tables 2-6, pp. 14 - 17
Sweden	-		-		-		-		-
Switzerland	-		-		-		-		-
Syrian Arab Republic	10		9		2		10		28		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Tajikistan	18		15		6		7		39		LSMS 2007, Table 2.1, p. 13
Thailand	9		7		1		5		16		MICS 2005-06, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	2		2		0		3		11		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Timor-Leste	-		49		15		25		54		Final Statistical Abstract: Timor-Leste Survey of Living Standards 2007, National Statistics Directorate, Table 6.61~6.67, pp. 184~190
Togo	21		21		3		6		27		National survey on Nutrition, Mortality and Feeding Practice 2008, Tables 8, 12, 14, pp. 28-35
Tonga	-		-		-		-		-
Trinidad and Tobago	6	x	-		-		-		-		MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ.
Tunisia	3		-		-		-		-		MICS 2006, Final report, Table 16, pp. 62-63
Turkey	3		2		0		1		12		DHS 2008, Final report, Table E.1, p. 258
Turkmenistan	11		8		2		7		19		MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007
Tuvalu	-		2		0		3		10		DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 10
Uganda	20		16		4		6		38		DHS 2006, Final report, Table 12.1, p. 155
Ukraine	1	x	-		-		-		-		National Micronutrients Survey 2004.
United Arab Emirates	14	x	-		-		-		-		Family Health Survey 1995, Final Report, p. 190.
United Kingdom	-		-		-		-		-
United Republic of Tanzania	22		17		4		4		44		DHS 2004-05, Re-analyzed by WHO Apr 2008
United States	2	x	1	x	0	x	0	x	3	x	WHO Database citing Hedley AA et al, "Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among US Children, Adolescents and Adults 1999-2002" JAMA 2004, 291:2847-50.
Uruguay	5	x	5	x	2	x	2	x	15	x	SISVEN - Ministerio de Salud Pública 2002, with additional analysis by WHO
Uzbekistan	5		4		1		4		19		MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007
Vanuatu	16		-		-		-		-		MICS 2007, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 22
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	5		-		-		-		-		Ministerio de Planificación y Desarrollo (MPD), Sistema Integrado de Indicadores Sociales para Venezuela, 2008.
Viet Nam	20		-		-		-		-		MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 137
Yemen	46		43		19		15		58		Family Health Survey 2003, Re-analyzed by WHO May 2009
Zambia	19		15		3		5		45		DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 162
Zimbabwe	16	y	12	y	2	y	2	y	35	y	MIMS 2009, Preliminary report, Table 6, p. 35

Country	% of under-fives (2003-2009*) suffering from:			Moderate and severe wasting(WHO)	Moderate and severe stunting(WHO)
Country	Moderate and severe underweight (NCHS/WHO)	Moderate and severe underweight(WHO)	Severe underweight(WHO)	Moderate and severe wasting(WHO)	Moderate and severe stunting(WHO)
Africa	24	20	6	9	40
Sub-Saharan Africa	27	22	7	9	42
Eastern and Southern Africa	25	21	6	7	44
West and Central Africa	28	23	8	10	40
Middle East and North Africa	14	14	5	10	31
Asia	31	27	13	17	35
South Asia	47	42	15	19	48
East Asia and Pacific	11	11	-	-	22
Latin America and Caribbean	7	4	-	2	14
CEE/CIS	5	4	1	3	16
Industrialized countries	-	-	-	-	-
Developing countries	26	22	9	12	34
Least developed countries	33	28	9	11	44
World	26	22	9	12	34
WHO: World Health Organization * Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified in the column heading. x: Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. y: Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages.