As of November 2021, 26.2 percent of children under five years suffered from chronic malnutrition in Kenya. The lack of adequate nutrients over a long period leads the infants to growth failure. At the same period, 4.2 percent of the children were affected by acute malnutrition, which concerns a rapid deterioration in the nutritional status over a short period of time.
Share of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in Kenya as of November 2021
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AGRA Africa. (December 1, 2021). Share of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in Kenya as of November 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236226/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-kenya/
AGRA Africa. "Share of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in Kenya as of November 2021." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236226/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-kenya/
AGRA Africa. (2021). Share of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in Kenya as of November 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236226/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-kenya/
AGRA Africa. "Share of Children under Five Years of Age Suffering from Malnutrition in Kenya as of November 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236226/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-kenya/
AGRA Africa, Share of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in Kenya as of November 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236226/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-kenya/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in Kenya as of November 2021 [Graph], AGRA Africa, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236226/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-kenya/
