Prevalence of wasting(Sex, age)

Prevalence of wasting (weight for height <−2 standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age.

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Indicator Definition_EN Prevalence of wasting (weight for height <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age.
Indicator Definition_AR معدل انتشار الهزال (الوزن مقابل الطول أقل من -2 انحراف معياري عن الوسيط في معايير منظمة الصحة العالمية لنمو الطفل) بين الأطفال دون سن الخامسة.
Dataset Name_EN Prevalence of wasting 2025-2026
Dataset Name_AR انتشار الهزال 2025-2026
Description_EN Prevalence of wasting (weight for height <−2 standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age.
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Year Year / percntage number of wasting
Gender En Gender of the deceased in English
Gender Ar Gender of the deceased in Arabic
Age Group Age group as per age at wasting
Total percntage number of wasting year, and gender

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Entity Name
Ministry of Health and Prevention
Last Updated Date
15/10/2026
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Topics
Health Outcome
Additional Information
  • Source: N/A
  • Version: Final
  • Author: Ministry of Health and Prevention
  • Author's Email: info@mohap.gov.ae
  • Maintainer: Statistics & Research Center
  • Maintainer's Email: SRC@mohap.gov.ae
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