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TableAmong children under five years of age, the percentage classified as malnourished according to height-for-age, weight-for- 1990height,and weight-for-age, JPFHS, 1997 JPFHS and 2002 JPFHS
| Index |
1990 JPFHS |
1997 JPFHS |
2002 JPFHS |
|
Height-for-age |
|
|
|
|
< -2 SD |
19.3 |
7.8 |
8.5 |
|
< -3 SD |
5.3 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
|
Weight-for-height |
|
|
|
|
< -2 SD |
2.8 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
|
< -3 SD |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
|
Weight -for-age |
|
|
|
|
< -2 SD |
6.4 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
|
< -3 SD |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Number of Children |
6601 |
5492 |
4633 |