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Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of child malnutrition is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.
The most recent value available for each country is provided followed by the associated year for that value. Data are not available for all countries. Get the full dataset here.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators - 2015
