As of 2021, 37.6 percent of children under five years in Angola suffered from chronic malnutrition. The lack of adequate nutrients over a long period leads the infants to growth failure. At the same period, 4.9 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 Angola as of 2021, by condition
The source adds the following information:
- "Also known as ‘wasting’, acute malnutrition is characterized by a rapid deterioration in nutritional status over a short period of time. In children, it can be measured using the weight-for-height nutritional index or mid-upper arm circumference. There are different levels of severity of acute malnutrition: moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM)."
- "Also known as ‘stunting’, chronic malnutrition is a form of growth failure which develops over a long period of time, as a result of inadequate nutrition over long periods of time (including poor maternal nutrition and poor infant and young child feeding practices) and/or repeated infections. It is defined as the percentage of children, aged 0 to 59 months, who have low height for age. Height for age < -2 standard deviations from the median height for age of reference population = Stunting. Height for age < -3 standard deviations from the median height for age of reference population = Severe stunting."
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World Food Programme. (May 14, 2021). Share of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in Angola as of 2021, by condition [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236270/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-angola/
World Food Programme. "Share of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in Angola as of 2021, by condition." Chart. May 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236270/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-angola/
World Food Programme. (2021). Share of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in Angola as of 2021, by condition. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236270/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-angola/
World Food Programme. "Share of Children under Five Years of Age Suffering from Malnutrition in Angola as of 2021, by Condition." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236270/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-angola/
World Food Programme, Share of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in Angola as of 2021, by condition Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236270/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-angola/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in Angola as of 2021, by condition [Graph], World Food Programme, May 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236270/prevalence-of-malnutrition-among-children-in-angola/
