Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 10:04 AM, Nov 22, 2023

November 22, 2023

Dear Daryl Martin Rivera,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 26, 2023 07:41:21 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.


You asked for Malnutrition Rate in Tarlac City.


Your FOI request is approved. In reference to your data request, our data on malnutrition are limited to our published data as follows:

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
https://psa.gov.ph/sdg
https://psa.gov.ph/sdg/index
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/kmcd/B_Consolidated_2022_SDG_Watch_2nd_Round_Update_as_of_27_Dec_2022.pdf

Goal 2 Zero Hunger
https://psa.gov.ph/sdg/Philippines/baselinedata/zero_hunger

2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G02/0023I3D0221.px/?rxid=29a8d33c-7d70-4091-935c-8b94d73798fb

2.2.2 Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight)
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G02/0033I3D0222.px/?rxid=29a8d33c-7d70-4091-935c-8b94d73798fb

Proportion of Children aged 0-5, 5.08-10, and 10.08-19 who are Stunted, Wasted, Underweight, and Overweight
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__CH__HN/0053E3D5010.px/?rxid=5bf7d5c2-1a5c-4991-a66d-5a3e07689377

Stunting
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/Portals/0/downloads/Stunting.pdf?ver=2018-11-10-001858-097&timestamp=1553672003521


Philippine Statistical Yearbook
https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook

2022 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY)
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/%28ons-cleared%29_psy2022_manuscript_June29_ONSF%20%281%29-signed.pdf

Chapter 9: Vital, Health and Nutrition Statistics
Table 9.26 Prevalence of Malnutrition Among Children less than 5 years old (0-59 months): 1993 to 2019    
    
Table 9.27 Prevalence of Malnutrition Among 5-10 and 10-19 years old: 2005 to 2019        
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/9_2022.xlsx

You may also refer to National Nutrition Council through this link https://www.nnc.gov.ph/

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Rene C. Mendoza
(Assistant National Statistician)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service