Between 2017 and 2022, the lowest wealth quintile made slight progress in reducing the prevalence of wasting among children under five. However, there has been a slight rise in the prevalence of wasting in the highest wealth quintile . As a result, there has been a widening gap between the two equity quintiles. It is particularly worrisome to note that during this time period, the prevalence of wasting in the highest wealth quintile has increased.
Reduction of Wasting by Wealth Quintile
Reduction of Wasting by Caste/Ethnicity
Between 2017 and 2022, there has been a slight increase in the prevalence of wasting among the marginalized communities. In contrast, the prevalence of wasting in the Brahmin and Chhetri communities has experienced a slight decrease. Consequently, there has been a widening gap between these two communities in terms of wasting prevalence.
Reduction of Wasting by Agro-Ecological Zones
From 2017 to 2022, there has been a slight decrese in the prevelance of wasting, along all three agro- ecological zone. However, the mountain and hill regions had lower prevalence rates to begin with, which means they were relatively better off compared to the terai region in terms of wasting. As a result, despite making progress, the terai region still has a considerable gap to close to reach the same level as the mountain and hill regions.
47%
2017
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60%
2022
11%
2017
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9%
2022
11%
2017
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11%
2022
