Table 4.

Prevalence of undernutrition and anaemia among children 0–23 months old in 32 Sub-Saharan African countries, 2010–2016

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Height-for-age (z-score) (n=90 490)
Above +2 SD	3496	3.9
Normal (−2 to +2 SD)	65 175	72.0
Moderately stunted (−2 to −3 SD)	13 499	14.9
Severely stunted (below −3 SD)	8321	9.2
Weight-for-age (z-score) (n=90 490)
Above +2 SD	2080	2.3
Normal (−2 to +2 SD)	67 954	75.1
Moderately underweight (−2 to −3 SD)	15 035	16.6
Severely underweight (below −3 SD)	5421	6.0
Weight-for-height (z-score) (n=90 677)
Overweight or obese (above +2 SD)	3748	4.1
Normal (−2 to +2 SD)	76 141	84.0
Moderately wasting (−2 to −3 SD)	8598	9.5
Severely wasting (below −3 SD)	2191	2.4
Anaemia status (n=40 638)
Not anaemic	10 556	26.0
Mild	10 971	27.0
Moderate	17 401	42.8
Severe	1711	4.2