DEFINITION
Prevalence of child malnutrition (height for age) is the percentage of children under five whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0 to 59 months. For children up to two years of age, height is measured by recumbent length. For older children, height is measured by stature while standing. The reference population adopted by the WHO in 1983, is based on children from the United States, who are assumed to be well nourished.
Health Statistics > Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5 (1987) by country
DEFINITION: Prevalence of child malnutrition (height for age) is the percentage of children under five whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0 to 59 months. For children up to two years of age, height is measured by recumbent length. For older children, height is measured by stature while standing. The reference population adopted by the WHO in 1983, is based on children from the United States, who are assumed to be well nourished.
The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and TEchnology (Philippines) conducts National Nutrition Surveys every 5 years. I believe that the data recorded above is taken from the year 1998. To date, the 2003 and the 2008 Survey results are already available with regards to anthropometric data.
This is just to inform you that underheight prevalence of the 0 - 5 years old children in the Philippines has declined since 1998. The last survey results showed the prevalence to be 27.9% with a standard error of 0.4 and coefficient of variation of 1.4%.
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