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. 2023 May 18;20(10):5860. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20105860
Country Year Variable categories Stunting (95% CI) Underweight (95% CI) Wasting (95% CI) Overweight/Obesity (95% CI) Overweight/Obesity to Underweight Ratio (95% CI)
Zimbabwe 2010/11 All 31.96 (30.56, 33.39) 9.7 (8.84, 10.62) 2.97 (2.52, 3.51) 5.49 (4.84, 6.22) 0.57 (0.55, 0.59)
Urban 27.52 (24.82, 30.39) 8.13 (6.47, 10.18) 2.14 (1.35, 3.36) 5.42 (4.25, 6.89) 0.67 (0.66, 0.68)
Rural 33.42 (31.8, 35.08) 10.21 (9.24, 11.27) 3.25 (2.72, 3.87) 5.51 (4.76, 6.37) 0.54 (0.52, 0.57)
Rural/Urban Ratio 1.21 (1.28, 1.15) 1.26 (1.43, 1.11) 1.52 (2.01, 1.15) 1.02 (1.12, 0.92)
Boys 35.72 (33.7, 37.79) 11.06 (9.78, 12.49) 3.59 (2.88, 4.46) 6.29 (5.34, 7.4) 0.57 (0.55, 0.59)
Girls 28.27 (26.4, 30.21) 8.36 (7.29, 9.56) 2.37 (1.83, 3.05) 4.7 (3.88, 5.69) 0.56 (0.53, 0.6)
Boys/Girls Ratio 1.26 (1.28, 1.25) 1.32 (1.34, 1.31) 1.51 (1.57, 1.46) 1.34 (1.38, 1.3)
2015 All 26.76 (25.43, 28.12) 8.37 (7.57, 9.25) 3.17 (2.7, 3.73) 5.59 (4.96, 6.3) 0.67 (0.66, 0.68)
Urban 22.11 (19.75, 24.67) 6.01 (4.71, 7.64) 2.39 (1.64, 3.48) 7.55 (6.2, 9.17) 1.26 (1.2, 1.32)
Rural 28.49 (26.92, 30.12) 9.26 (8.29, 10.32) 3.47 (2.89, 4.15) 4.86 (4.17, 5.65) 0.52 (0.5, 0.55)
Rural/Urban Ratio 1.29 (1.36, 1.22) 1.54 (1.76, 1.35) 1.45 (1.76, 1.19) 0.64 (0.67, 0.62)
Boys 29.51 (27.65, 31.43) 8.64 (7.54, 9.88) 3.19 (2.53, 4.01) 6.12 (5.2, 7.21) 0.71 (0.69, 0.73)
Girls 24.05 (22.27, 25.92) 8.11 (7.03, 9.34) 3.16 (2.53, 3.95) 5.06 (4.25, 6.02) 0.62 (0.6, 0.64)
Boys/Girls Ratio 1.23 (1.24, 1.21) 1.07 (1.07, 1.06) 1.01 (1, 1.02) 1.21 (1.22, 1.2)
Malawi 2010 All 47.1 (45.23, 48.98) 12.85 (11.66, 14.13) 3.98 (3.34, 4.74) 8.26 (7.33, 9.3) 0.64 (0.63, 0.66)
Urban 40.69 (35.01, 46.62) 10.14 (7.07, 14.34) 2.36 (1.25, 4.43) 8.9 (6.44, 12.17) 0.88 (0.85, 0.91)
Rural 48.22 (46.28, 50.17) 13.32 (12.07, 14.67) 4.27 (3.56, 5.1) 8.15 (7.16, 9.27) 0.61 (0.59, 0.63)
Rural/Urban Ratio 1.19 (1.32, 1.08) 1.31 (1.71, 1.02) 1.81 (2.85, 1.15) 0.92 (1.11, 0.76)
Boys 51.14 (48.52, 53.75) 14.01 (12.32, 15.88) 4.22 (3.35, 5.29) 9.1 (7.72, 10.69) 0.65 (0.63, 0.67)
Girls 43.26 (40.73, 45.83) 11.74 (10.22, 13.46) 3.76 (2.9, 4.86) 7.47 (6.27, 8.89) 0.64 (0.61, 0.66)
Boys/Girls Ratio 1.18 (1.19, 1.17) 1.19 (1.21, 1.18) 1.12 (1.16, 1.09) 1.22 (1.23, 1.2)
2016 All 37.11 (35.5, 38.76) 11.67 (10.68, 12.73) 2.76 (2.3, 3.31) 4.55 (3.91, 5.29) 0.39 (0.37, 0.42)
Urban 25.01 (20.61, 30) 7.97 (5.52, 11.37) 3.33 (1.91, 5.75) 4.66 (2.9, 7.4) 0.58 (0.53, 0.65)
Rural 38.86 (37.16, 40.6) 12.2 (11.15, 13.34) 2.68 (2.21, 3.23) 4.54 (3.87, 5.32) 0.37 (0.35, 0.4)
Rural/Urban Ratio 1.55 (1.8, 1.35) 1.53 (2.02, 1.17) 0.8 (1.16, 0.56) 0.97 (1.33, 0.72)
Boys 38.97 (36.68, 41.31) 12.97 (11.53, 14.56) 3.32 (2.61, 4.21) 5.84 (4.8, 7.09) 0.45 (0.42, 0.49)
Girls 35.35 (33.17, 37.6) 10.43 (9.19, 11.82) 2.22 (1.68, 2.93) 3.33 (2.61, 4.24) 0.32 (0.28, 0.36)
Boys/Girls Ratio 1.1 (1.11, 1.1) 1.24 (1.25, 1.23) 1.5 (1.55, 1.44) 1.75 (1.84, 1.67)
Namibia 2006/07 All 28.96 (27.46, 30.51) 16.56 (15.39, 17.81) 7.46 (6.68, 8.32) 4.32 (3.68, 5.05) 0.26 (0.24, 0.28)
Urban 23.78 (21.02, 26.78) 11.5 (9.59, 13.72) 5.62 (4.4, 7.15) 7.43 (5.91, 9.3) 0.65 (0.62, 0.68)
Rural 31.44 (29.69, 33.24) 18.99 (17.55, 20.51) 8.34 (7.38, 9.41) 2.82 (2.29, 3.48) 0.15 (0.13, 0.17)
Rural/Urban Ratio 1.32 (1.41, 1.24) 1.65 (1.83, 1.49) 1.48 (1.68, 1.32) 0.38 (0.39, 0.37)
Boys 31.48 (29.39, 33.66) 17.59 (15.98, 19.33) 7.28 (6.23, 8.49) 4.47 (3.56, 5.61) 0.25 (0.22, 0.29)
Girls 26.45 (24.41, 28.59) 15.54 (13.97, 17.24) 7.64 (6.56, 8.87) 4.16 (3.34, 5.16) 0.27 (0.24, 0.3)
Boys/Girls Ratio 1.19 (1.2, 1.18) 1.13 (1.14, 1.12) 0.95 (0.95, 0.96) 1.07 (1.07, 1.09)
2013 All 23.73 (21.79, 25.78) 13.34 (11.86, 14.97) 6.22 (5.22, 7.41) 3.41 (2.68, 4.32) 0.26 (0.23, 0.29)
Urban 16.7 (13.95, 19.87) 9.02 (7.04, 11.5) 4.98 (3.56, 6.92) 4.15 (2.83, 6.04) 0.46 (0.4, 0.53)
Rural 27.81 (25.3, 30.48) 15.85 (13.89, 18.03) 6.95 (5.66, 8.51) 2.98 (2.2, 4.02) 0.19 (0.16, 0.22)
Rural/Urban Ratio 1.67 (1.81, 1.53) 1.76 (1.97, 1.57) 1.4 (1.59, 1.23) 0.72 (0.78, 0.67)
Boys 26.53 (23.67, 29.59) 15.3 (13.07, 17.84) 8.58 (6.97, 10.51) 3.12 (2.22, 4.35) 0.2 (0.17, 0.24)
Girls 20.94 (18.45, 23.67) 11.38 (9.52, 13.56) 3.88 (2.84, 5.28) 3.7 (2.64, 5.15) 0.33 (0.28, 0.38)
Boys/Girls Ratio 1.27 (1.28, 1.25) 1.34 (1.37, 1.32) 2.21 (2.45, 1.99) 0.84 (0.84, 0.84)