Oman · Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)
9.3%2017
Publisher note: Oman National Nutrition Survey 2017. Muscat, Oman, 2018
Unit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.
Weight-for-height 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 · 6 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 1991 | 7.8 | Not reported | Not reported | National Nutrition Survey of the Sultanate of Oman. UNICEF Muscat, Oman, 1993 Age-adjusted; Converted estimate |
| Oman | 1994 | 7 | 5.3 | 9.3 | National study on the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among children 6 months to 7 years. Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 1995 Reduced age range; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected |
| Oman | 1999 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.5 | Oman Protein-Energy Malnutrition Survey 1999. Muscat, Oman: Ministry of Health (Oman) Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected |
| Oman | 2009 | 7.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Second National Health Survey for Protein Energy Malnutrition In Children below Five Years of Age In the Sultanate of Oman |
| Oman | 2014 | 7.5 | Not reported | Not reported | Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014, Final Report. Muscat, Oman, 2016. |
| Oman | 2017 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 11 | Oman National Nutrition Survey 2017. Muscat, Oman, 2018 |
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.