INCIDENCE OF MALNUTRITION

IN THE PHILIPPINES

MALNUTRITION

• poor nutrition• unhealthy condition• deficiency in nutrition

Forms of

Malnutrition

Forms of MalnutritionUnderweight

WastingStunting

Overweight

UNDERWEIGHT

- is a term describing a person whose body weight is considered too low to be healthy.

UNDERWEIGHT

- refers to people with a body mass index (BMI) of under 18.5 or a weight 15% to 20 % below that normal for their age and height group.

WASTING

• weight is less than the normal amount for one’s height

Moderate Wasting:Girls and Boys = 12.1 – 13.7

kgSevere Wasting:

Girls and Boys = below12.1 kg

Average weight:(5 yrs. Old)

Girls = 18.2 kgBoys = 18.3 kg

STUNTING

• height is less than the normal amount for one’s age

Moderate Stunting:Girls = 95.2 to 99.9

cmBoys = 96.1 to

100.7 cm

Severe Stunting:Girls = below 95.2

cmBoys = below 96.1

cm

Average height:(5 yrs. Old)

Girls = 109 cmBoys = 110 cm

OVERWEIGHT

• weight that is higher than what is considered as a healthy weight for a given height

Chronic and Acute

Malnutrition

CHRONIC MALNUTRITION

fails to grow to his full genetic potential, both mentally and physically

MALNUTRITION

ACUTE MALNUTRITION

defined as the percentage of children

aged 6 – 59 months whose weight for

height is below – 3 standard deviation

Malnutrition as a Social Problem

Philippines’ commitment

in the Millenium

Development Goal 2015

National Nutrition Survey 2013

1993 2013Stunting 39% 30%

Underweight

24% 20%

2003 2013Wasting 7.7 % 7.9%

Ranked 9th in the highest burden of stunting

UNICEF 2013

Shows the economic

development of the country

Poverty incidence increase

1st semester of 2013 = 24.6 %

1st semester of 2014 = 25.8 %

Annual Poverty Indicator Survey (APIS)

BACKGROUND STATISTICS

UNDERWEIGHT

by age group

REGION

UNDERWEIGHT

CAUSES

POVERTYPOVERTY

CAUSES

Lack of Sources of Food

CAUSES

Lack of breastfeeding

CAUSES

CAUSESDiseases

CAUSESLack of safe

drinking water

EFFECTS OF MALNUTRITION

To Individual

Impaired Cognitive Development

To Individual

Poor School

Performance

Labor Force

Participation

To Individual

Labor Force

Participation

Effects on Society

Low and Slow Economic Growth

Effects on the CommunityIncrease of child

Mortality/ Death Rate

5.9 million children under the age of 5 died in 2015

Source: WHO

RECOMMENDATIONS

Nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions to address malnutrition

Department of Health: National Plan of Action

for Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) for

2011-2016The nutrition-specific interventions were implemented together with programs that focus on reproductive health of mothers, before conception, during pregnancy, after delivery and the first two years of life. (DOH, 2011)

Other nutrition-specific interventions:Distribution of micronutrient

power packs and other vitamins and food

supplements

Fortification of staple foods

Educational and advocacy programs on the use of

available food and resource

Department of Social Welfare and

Development: Pantawid Pamilyang

Pilipino Program (4Ps)

SOURCES• FNRI ( Food and Nutrition Research Institute) of the

Department of Science and Technology• Asia Development Bank Research• National Nutrition Survey 2013• World Health Organization• Annual Poverty Indicator Survey (APIS) • UNICEF (United Nation International Children’s

Emergency Fund) • Department of Health, 2011• Department of Social Welfare and Development• DepEd (Department of Education)