Colombia · Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)
3.7%2016
Publisher note: Colombia National Survey of the Nutritional Situation 2015 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis
Unit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Underweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-age <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.
Weight-for-age below -2 SD, WHO country-level survey estimates, both sexes, no additional disaggregation; retain survey comments. Reference years are irregular survey labels; fieldwork windows were not supplied by the retained projection. Matching year labels do not prove matching collection periods.
Measurement basis: survey-based estimate; reference years are irregular.
Reference-period cadence: irregular survey reference years.
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World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 7 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1986 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 11.4 | Tercera encuesta nacional de prevalencia del uso de anticonceptivos y primera de demografia y salud, 1986. Demographic and Health Surveys. Institute for Resource Development. Bogota, Colombia, 1988 Reduced age range |
| Colombia | 1988 | 8.8 | Not reported | Not reported | Encuesta National sobre Conocimientos, Attitudes y Practicas en Salud, 1986-1989: situacion nutritional y patrones de alimentacion en menores de 5 arias. Bogota: Ministerio de Salud, Institute National de Salud; 1990. Converted estimate |
| Colombia | 1995 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 7.2 | Encuesta nacional de demografia y salud 1995. Demographic and Health Surveys. Bogota, Colombia, 1995 |
| Colombia | 2000 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.8 | Salud sexual y reproductiva en Colombia, encuesta nacional de demografia y salud 2000. Demographic and Health Surveys. Bogota, Colombia: PROFAMILIA, 2000 |
| Colombia | 2005 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Encuesta Nacional de la Situacion Nutricional en Colombia (ENSIN) 2005 |
| Colombia | 2010 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | Encuesta Nacional de la Situacion Nutricional en Colombia 2010 |
| Colombia | 2016 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | Colombia National Survey of the Nutritional Situation 2015 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.