An analysis of trends and determinants of child undernutrition in Ethiopia, 2000‐2011

CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) This report uses two rounds of the Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey (EDHS) to statistically analyze patterns and trends in undernutrition (child growth) in Ethiopia over 2000 to 2011. Ethiopia remains one of the most undernourish...

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Main Author Headey, Derek D
Format Publication
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, D.C.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 22.05.2015
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI)
Subjects
AFRICA
AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA
Children
Demography
EAST AFRICA
ETHIOPIA
Health
malnutrition
Nutrition
Stunting
undernourishment
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Summary:CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) This report uses two rounds of the Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey (EDHS) to statistically analyze patterns and trends in undernutrition (child growth) in Ethiopia over 2000 to 2011. Ethiopia remains one of the most undernourished populations in the world. In 2000 over half of Ethiopian preschool children were stunted (height for age z-scores (HAZ) of -2 standard deviations or less) and almost a third were severely stunted (HAZ ≤ -3.0). However, progress against child undernutrition over this period has been solid, with stunting prevalence reduced by 1.4 percent points per year between 2001 and 2011, although progress slowed to 1.0 point per year between 2011 and 2014.
Bibliography:CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)