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STUNTING Eradicating Stunting Among Filipino Children Under Age 5

3 in every 10 Filipino children under age five have stunted growth (about3.8 million) in 2015.Source: 2015 FNRI

PREVALENCE OF CHILD STUNTING IN THE PHILIPPINES

All regions in Visayas and

Mindanao have high stunting rates,

with ARMM having the highest

at 45.2

2001 2003 2005 2008 2011 2013 2015Year

35.9

33.832.9

32.2

33.7

30.3

33.4

Source: 2015 FNRI

STUNTING REMAINS HIGHIN THE LAST DECADE

49.2 39.5 31.5 22.1 14.8

Wealth Quintile

ALMOST HALF OF THE CHILDREN WHO BELONG TO THE LOWEST WEALTH

QUINTILE ARE STUNTED

Source: 2015 FNRI

Sex of Stunted Child

34%Male

33%Female

Source: 2015 FNRI

Stunting Prevalence ishigher in rural areas thanin urban areas.

28%Urban

38%Rural

Source: 2015 FNRI

Legend2015 Prevalence of Stunting Among Children Under Age 5

Low (<20)

Medium (20-29)

High (30-39)

Very High (>39)Source: 2015 FNRI

STUNTING(Low height-for-age) Stunted growth reflects a process of failure to reach linear growth potential as a result of suboptimal health and/or nutritional conditions.Source: WHO

Childhood stunting causes more than 1.9 billion USD in future adult productivity losses in the PhilippinesSource: Economic Consequence of Undernutrition DOH/NNC/UNICEF 2016

65%

INITIATED BREASTFEEDING WITHIN 1 HOUR OF BIRTH (%)

63%Elementary

65%High School

57%College

Maternal EducationSource: 2015 FNRI

65%Male

66%Female

Sex of ChildSource: 2015 FNRI

65%Urban 65%

Rural

Area of ResidenceSource: 2015 FNRI

Source: 2015 FNRIWealth Quintile

68%LowestSecondMiddleFourthHighest

66%

68%

64%

58%

CHILD-RELATED FACTORS AFFECTING STUNTING

9.2%Elementary

8.3%High School

6.2%College

Maternal EducationSource: 2013 NDHS,PSA

7.7%Urban 8.2%

Rural

Area of ResidenceSource: 2013 NDHS,PSA

Source: 2013 NDHS,PSAWealth Quintile

8.7%

9.0%

8.9%

6.1%

6.0%

PREVALENCE OF DIARRHEA (%)

8.6%Male

7.3%Female

Sex of ChildSource: 2013 NDHS,PSA

25%Elementary

22%High School

18%College

Maternal EducationSource: 2013 NDHS,PSA

21%Urban 22%

Rural

Area of ResidenceSource: 2013 NDHS,PSA

Source: 2013 NDHS,PSAWealth Quintile

22%

21%

23%

24%

16%

CHILD’S WEIGHT LESS THAN 2.5 kg AT BIRTH (%)

21%Babies have

low birth weight(less than 2.5 kg)

NUTRITIONALLY AT RISK PREGNANT WOMEN (%)

18%Elementary

29%High School

15%College


25%Urban 24%

Rural



30%

24%

24%

22%

19%

24%Pregnant womenare nutritionallyat risk.

MATERNAL-RELATED FACTORS AFFECTING STUNTING

91%Elementary

97%High School

98%College

Maternal EducationSource: 2013 NDHS, PSA

97%Urban 94%

Rural

Area of ResidenceSource: 2013 NDHS, PSA

Source: 2013 NDHS, PSAWealth Quintile

89%

97%

96%

99%

99%

95%Almost all womenwith a live birthreceived antenatalcare from a skilled provider

MOTHER RECIEVING ANTENATAL CAREFROM SKILLED HEALTH PROVIDERS (%)

Philippine Statistics Authority

Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest

LowestSecondMiddleFourthHighest




49%

EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFED INFANTS 0-5 MONTHS OLD (%)

60%Elementary

49%High School

33%College


50%Male

48%Female


40%Urban 56%

Rural



66%

45%

61%

36%

30%

80%

CHILDREN 6-8 MONTHS OLD INTRODUCED TO COMPLEMENTARY FOOD (%)

91%Elementary

82%High School

74%College


78%Male

83%Female


79%Urban 82%

Rural



80%

82%

85%

75%

79%



7%Urban 7%

Rural



8%

7%

8%

6%

6%

PREVALENCE OF WASTINGAMONG CHILDREN (%)

8%Male

6%Female


7%Children with weightlower relative to their height(Low weight-for-height) Lowest

SecondMiddleFourthHighest

PREGNANT WOMEN TAKING SUPPLEMENTS* (%)

83%Elementary

87%High School

91%College


84%Urban 85%

Rural



77%

86%

85%

87%

90%

85%Mothers who tooksupplements* during pregnancy

*Ferrous Sulfate, Iron-Folic Acid, Any Iron, Any Folic, Multivitamins, Single Vitamin


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