Area Database (v4.2.1)
Percentage of underweight children
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Total | 22.9 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 9.32 | 8.54 | 7.76 | ||
| Central (Central 1, Central 2, Kampala) | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern (Eastern, East Central) | 27.4 | 26.5 | 25.6 | 24.7 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 16.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Northern (North, Karamoja, West Nile) | 29.2 | 28.1 | 27.1 | 26.1 | 25.1 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western (Western, Southwest) | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central 1 (Central South) | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 9.84 | 8.62 | 7.40 | 6.18 | 4.96 | 3.74 | |||||||||||||
| Central 2 (Central North) | 9.82 | 9.78 | 9.74 | 9.70 | 9.66 | 9.62 | 9.58 | 9.54 | 9.50 | 8.98 | 8.46 | 7.94 | 7.42 | 6.90 | 6.38 | 5.86 | 5.34 | |||||||||||||
| East Central (Busoga) | 29.8 | 28.2 | 26.7 | 25.2 | 23.7 | 22.2 | 20.6 | 19.1 | 17.6 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 8.50 | 6.68 | 4.86 | 3.04 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern (Bukedi, Bugishu, Teso) | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.64 | 9.26 | 8.88 | 8.50 | 8.12 | 7.74 | 7.36 | |||||||||||||
| Kampala | 13.6 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 9.10 | 8.20 | 7.30 | 6.40 | 6.38 | 6.36 | 6.34 | 6.32 | 6.30 | 6.28 | 6.26 | 6.24 | |||||||||||||
| North (Karamoja, Lango, Acholi) | 25.8 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 22.7 | 21.7 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.4 | |||||||||||||
| Southwest (Ankole, Kigezi) | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 9.40 | 8.10 | 6.80 | |||||||||||||
| West Nile | 15.7 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 15.7 | |||||||||||||
| Western (Bunyoro, Tooro) | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 9.94 | |||||||||||||
Lighter numbers are estimates