Zimbabwe · Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)
5.1%2024
Publisher note: Zimbabwe 2024 Rural Livelihoods Assessment Report and Zimbabwe 2024 Urban Nutrition Assessment Report
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 · 11 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1988 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | Zimbabwe demographic and health survey, 1988. Demographic and Health Surveys. Harare, Zimbabwe, 1989 Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected |
| Zimbabwe | 1994 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 7.8 | Zimbabwe demographic and health survey 1994. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: Central Statistical Office and Macro International Inc., 1995 Reduced age range |
| Zimbabwe | 1999 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 9.4 | Zimbabwe demographic and health survey 1999. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: Central Statistical Office and Macro International Inc., 2000 |
| Zimbabwe | 2005 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 8.1 | Zimbabwe demographic and health survey 2005-06. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: CSO and Macro International Inc., 2007 |
| Zimbabwe | 2009 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.9 | Zimbabwe multiple indicator monitoring survey (MIMS), 2009. Report August 2010. Harare, Zimbabwe: ZIMSTAT, 2010 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Zimbabwe | 2010 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | Zimbabwe demographic and health survey 2010-11. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: ZIMSTAT and ICF International Inc., 2012 |
| Zimbabwe | 2012 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.9 | Zimbabwe Micronutrient Survey 2012 Results, 2012. Harare, Zimbabwe: MOHCC Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Zimbabwe | 2014 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | Zimbabwe Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014, Final Report. Harare, Zimbabwe Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Zimbabwe | 2015 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey 2015: Final Report. Rockville, Maryland, USA: Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) and ICF International. |
| Zimbabwe | 2019 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Zimbabwe Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019, Survey Findings Report. Harare, Zimbabwe: ZIMSTAT and UNICEF |
| Zimbabwe | 2024 | 5.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Zimbabwe 2024 Rural Livelihoods Assessment Report and Zimbabwe 2024 Urban Nutrition Assessment Report |
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.