Nutritional Status (National, Provincial)

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1 Adolescents (aged 10-19) Nutritional Status (%)
2 Nutritional Status of Adolescent (aged 10-19) by Province/Region (%)

Adolescents (aged 10-19) Nutritional Status (%)
Indicator Boys  Girls
Normal 61.4 71.4
Underweight 21.1 11.8
Overweight 10.2 11.4
Obesity 7.7 5.5
Source: NNS 2018

 

Nutritional Status of Adolescent (aged 10-19) by Province/Region (%)
Region
 Underweight Overweight Obesity
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
ICT 20 8.9 8 11.2 6.5 7.3
Balochistan 12.2 12.2 16 13.6 17.2 9.1
KP 13 6.2 14.7 15.3 11.9 8.5
Punjab 18 10.5 10.5 12.1 7.5 5.5
Sindh 30.6 16.6 7.4 7.9 4.7 3.1
Source: NNS 2018
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