Table 4.
Comparative national prevalence of nutritional indicators in selected countries.
| Country | Study years | Sample size | Underweight (%) | Wasting (%) | Stunting (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <–2 SD | <–3 SD | <–2 SD | <–3 SD | <–2 SD | <–3 SD | |||
| Bangladesh19 | 2006 | 24 302 | 39.8 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 1.6 | 47 | 15.5 |
| Yemen20 | 2003 | 12 364 | 43.1 | 18.5 | 15.2 | 6.3 | 57.7 | 35.8 |
| Brazil21 | 2006-07 | 4415 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 1.5 |
| USA17 | 1999-04 | 3920 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Egypt22 | 2005 | 12 830 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 23.8 | 10.3 |
| Nigeria23 | 2003 | 5407 | 27.9 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 43 | 23.7 |
| Indonesia24 | 2007 | 77 808 | 19.6 | 5.1 | 14.8 | 6.8 | 40.1 | 21 |
| Oman25 | 1999 | 14 076 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 12.9 | 2.4 |
| Present study | 2004-05 | 15 601 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 2.8 |