South Africa · Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)
5.5%2017
Publisher note: South Africa National Income Dynamics Study 2017, Wave 5 Reduced age range
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 · 6 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1994 | 8 | Not reported | Not reported | Children aged 6 to 71 months in South Africa, 1994: their anthropometric, vitamin A, iron and immunisation coverage status. Johannesburg, South Africa, 1995 Converted estimate |
| South Africa | 1999 | 9.8 | Not reported | Not reported | The National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS): South Africa, 1999. Public Health Nutrition 2005;8:533-43 Age-adjusted; Converted estimate |
| South Africa | 2008 | 9 | 7.3 | 11.2 | South Africa 2008 National Income Dynamics Survey Reduced age range |
| South Africa | 2015 | 5 | 3.8 | 6.4 | South Africa National Income Dynamics Study 2014-15, Wave 4 Reduced age range |
| South Africa | 2016 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 7.8 | South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Pretoria, South Africa, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: NDoH, Stats SA, SAMRC, and ICF |
| South Africa | 2017 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 7.3 | South Africa National Income Dynamics Study 2017, Wave 5 Reduced age range |
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.