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Prevalence of undernourishment

Requested from NNC by D. Galias at 08:15 AM on Jun 29, 2023.
Purpose: Research and Development
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2010 - 06/27/2023
Tracking no: #NNC-827690895857

Galias 08:15 AM, Jun 29, 2023 

Hi! I would like to request information on the prevalence of undernourishment in the Philippines, from 2010 to the present, with geographical breakdown and sex and age group disaggregation if possible.

Carreon Jr. 11:35 AM, Jul 03, 2023 

July 3, 2023

Dear Dannela Galias,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jun 29, 2023 08:15:31 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Prevalence of undernourishment.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. However, only the nutritional status of 0-59 months old children by city and municipality from 2010 to 2021 is being consolidated by the NNC. You may retrieve the information from our official website https://www.nnc.gov.ph/related-statistics/operation-timbang-result. You can also check the data of The World Bank on the Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population) in the Philippines at website 
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS?end=2020&locations=PH&start=2001&view=chart.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer

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