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Table 24 : Percentage of infant and pre-school children suffering from various degrees of malnutrition, 1991-1997
| Year |
Total |
First degree |
Second degree |
|
1991 |
17.1 |
16.3 |
0.8 |
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1992 |
16.4 |
15.6 |
0.8 |
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1993 |
15.1 |
14.2 |
0.9 |
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1994 |
12.7 |
11.9 |
0.8 |
|
1995 |
11.3 |
10.6 |
0.7 |
|
1996 |
9.6 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
|
1997 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
0.5 |
Source: Ministry of Public Health; Department of Health,
Nutrition Division.
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Malnutrition is determined in terms of weight and
height through nutritional surveillance.
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