Vanuatu · Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)
4.7%2013
Publisher note: Vanuatu demographic and health survey 2013. Port Vila, Vanuatu, 2014. Oedema data was not considered in the analysis
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 · 3 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 1996 | 6.8 | Not reported | Not reported | Report of the second national nutrition survey 1996. Government of the Republic of Vanuatu, Department of Health and AusAID, 1998 Converted estimate |
| Vanuatu | 2008 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 7.5 | Vanuatu multiple indicator cluster survey 2007 (MICS). Final Report. Port Vila, Vanuatu: Ministry of Health, Government of Vanuatu, 2008 |
| Vanuatu | 2013 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 6 | Vanuatu demographic and health survey 2013. Port Vila, Vanuatu, 2014. Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
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