Guinea-Bissau · Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)
18.8%2019
Publisher note: Enquête nutritionnel SMART. Evaluation de la situation nutritionnelle en Guinée Bissau, 2019 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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History and uncertainty
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 6 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2000 | 19.8 | 18.6 | 21 | Multiple indicator cluster survey Guinea-Bissau, 2000 (MICS). Bissau, Guinea-Bissau: General Direction of Planning, National Institute of Statistics and Census and UNICEF, 2000 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2008 | 16.4 | 14.5 | 18.5 | Enquête nutritionnel SMART. Evaluation de la situation nutritionnelle en Guinée Bissau: Rapport final, décembre 2008 Age calculated using alternate methods; Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2010 | 18 | 16.7 | 19.5 | Inquérito aos indicadores múltiplos (MICS), inquérito demográfico de saúde reprodutiva - Guiné-Bissau, 2010: Relatório final. Bissau, Guiné-Bissau, 2011. Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2012 | 17 | 15.6 | 18.5 | Deuxieme Enquete Nationale Sur L’etat Nutritionnel Des Enfants De Moins De 5 Ans Et Des Femmes En Age De Procreer (15 A 49 Ans) En Republique De Guinee-Bissau, Novembre-Decembre 2012 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2014 | 17 | 15.7 | 18.4 | Inquérito aos Indicadores Múltiplos (MICS5) 2014, Relatório Final. Bissau, Guiné-Bissau: Ministério da Economia e Finanças e Direcção Geral do Plano/ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2019 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 20.9 | Enquête nutritionnel SMART. Evaluation de la situation nutritionnelle en Guinée Bissau, 2019 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.