Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 01:19 PM, Jan 11, 2024

January 11, 2024

Dear Angel Ballesteros,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 06, 2023 11:12:49 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Regional population of Obese and People with normal nutrition in the Philippines 2019-2023.

Your FOI request is approved. 

Our apologies for the delayed response. 

In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to the following:

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

National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-demographic-health-survey
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-demographic-health-survey/index
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-demographic-health-survey/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/publication/national-demographic-health-survey
https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=se,phr:%22NDHS%20-%20National%20Demographic%20and%20Health%20Survey%22

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

For more specific data on this, you may coordinate with the following agencies:
National Nutrition Council- https://www.nnc.gov.ph/
Department of Health - https://doh.gov.ph/

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

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