United States - Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5) in United States was 0.200 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 0.900 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.200 in 2010.
Definition: Prevalence of wasting, male,is the proportion of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59.
Source: World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Country-level data are unadjusted data from national surveys, and thus may not be comparable across countries.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.600 |
| 2000 | 0.900 |
| 2002 | 0.500 |
| 2004 | 0.600 |
| 2006 | 0.600 |
| 2008 | 0.800 |
| 2010 | 0.200 |
| 2012 | 0.200 |
| 2014 | 0.600 |
| 2016 | 0.700 |
| 2018 | 0.200 |
Aggregation method: Linear mixed-effect model estimates
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them int
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Nutrition
