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The statistics on malnourished children case

Requested from PSA by L. Fernandez at 03:18 PM on Feb 21, 2023.
Purpose: For research purposes
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2022
Tracking no: #PSA-326277447592

Fernandez 03:18 PM, Feb 21, 2023 

Hi! I would like to request the following:

1. The statistics on malnourished children case since 2020-2022 (especially during lockdown)

2. Including which province has the highest cases of malnourished children

Nisperos 07:04 PM, Mar 28, 2023 

March 28, 2023

Dear Love Lee Fernandez,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Feb 21, 2023 03:18:29 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for The statistics on malnourished children case.

Your FOI request is approved. 

Our apologies for the delayed response.

In reference to your data request, please be informed that our data on this are limited to the following published data:

2021 Philippine Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 9: Vital, Health, and Nutrition Statistics
https://psa.gov.ph/products-and-services/publications/philippine-statistical-yearbook

Table 9.26 Prevalence of Malnutrition Among Children less than 5 years old (0-59 months): 1989 to 2018: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2021_T9_26.xlsx

Table 9.27 Prevalence of Malnutrition Among 5-10 and 10-19 years old: 2003 to 2018: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2021_T9_27.xlsx

You may also refer to our data on our OpenSTAT portal: 

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=ce448dec-0da7-4b62-a11f-d97ed833158d

2.2.s1 Prevalance of micronutrient deficiencies (Vitamin A, Iron): https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G02/0043I3D22S1.px/?rxid=7a07762c-76cb-40a9-9012-2fc6aecc9fe8

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Noel G. Perez
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