Health 1995

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

Name: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Creator: World Bank

Source: World Bank

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Indicator

1995

Year

26.5

Value

12 May 2026

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Description

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

Title	Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Description	Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Source Organisation	World Bank
Domain	health
Year	1995
Indicator	Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Value	26.5
Last Updated	12 May 2026

Coverage

Series Type	National time series
Records in Series	5764
Years Covered	1992 to 2020
Distinct Years	17
Districts Identified	0
Regions Identified	0
Sources Represented	1

Years

1992 1995 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2009 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Sources

World Bank

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wb_malawi_indicator_prevalence_of_underweight_weight_for_age_of_children_under_5_SH.STA.MALN.ZS_MW.csv

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Row 14

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Confidence 1.00

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Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

Raw File	wb_malawi_indicator_prevalence_of_underweight_weight_for_age_of_children_under_5_SH.STA.MALN.ZS_MW.csv
Parse Job	Completed · csv · 16 rows
Bronze Row	Row 14 · Classified
Silver Review	Auto-Approved · confidence 1.00
Validation Issues	0 errors, 1 warning, 0 info
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Recent Validation Issues

Severity	Field	Message
Warning	district	No Malawi district identified

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Upstream Source	https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/MW/indicator/SH.STA.MALN.ZS

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World Bank. Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Kafukufuku Data Hub, Health, 1992 to 2020. Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/MW/indicator/SH.STA.MALN.ZS.

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Field	Raw Value
unit
year	1995
title	Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
value	26.5
source	World Bank
_domain	health
country	Malawi
indicator	Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
obs_status
description	Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
country_iso3	MWI
dataset_name	World Bank Malawi Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) Time Series
decimal_places	1
indicator_code	SH.STA.MALN.ZS
_domain_confidence	1.0

Source URL: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/MW/indicator/SH.STA.MALN.ZS

Indicator Analysis

Comparing "Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)" with 250 records in Health.

Total Records

250

Year Range

1992–2020

Districts

Numeric Distribution

Minimum

10.8

Average

16.66

Maximum

26.5

Records by Year

1992

1995

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2009

2010

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Confidence

1.00

Review Status

Auto-Approved

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

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