Tonga TO: Prevalence of Underweight: Weight for Age: % of Children Under 5: Female

Tonga TO: Prevalence of Underweight: Weight for Age: % of Children Under 5: Female data was reported at 0.500 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.400 % for 2012. Tonga TO: Prevalence of Underweight: Weight for Age: % of Children Under 5: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 0.950 % from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2019, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.400 % in 2012 and a record low of 0.500 % in 2019. Tonga TO: Prevalence of Underweight: Weight for Age: % of Children Under 5: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tonga – Table TO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of underweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.;UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology.;;Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them into a vicious cycle of recurring sickness and faltering growth (UNICEF). Estimates are from national survey data. Being even mildly underweight increases the risk of death and inhibits cognitive development in children. And it perpetuates the problem across generations, as malnourished women are more likely to have low-birth-weight babies. Stunting, or being below median height for age, is often used as a proxy for multifaceted deprivation and as an indicator of long-term changes in malnutrition.

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