14.11 Prevalence of Malnutrition by Gomez Classification by Gender and Years
| Both sex | Boys | Girls | |||||||
| Nutritional Status | 1989 | 1992 | 1995-96 | 1989 | 1992 | 1995-96 | 1989 | 1992 | 1995-96 |
| Normal | 6.6 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 11.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 9.1 |
| Mild (1st degree) | 39.3 | 39.8 | 47.0 | 41.4 | 40.6 | 46.6 | 38.1 | 38.9 | 47.4 |
| Moderate (2nd degree) | 47.3 | 47.2 | 38.4 | 46.6 | 46.9 | 38.6 | 46.8 | 47.4 | 38.1 |
| Severe (3rd degree) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 5.4 |
| Gomez classifications: | |||||||||
| Normal: | >90% of ref.median weight-for-age | ||||||||
| Mild: | 75-89.9% of ref. median W/A | ||||||||
| Moderate: | 60.0-74.9% f ref median W/A | ||||||||
| Severe: | Less than 60% of ref. median W/A | ||||||||
| Source: Child Nutrition Survey, BBS. | |||||||||