Nutritional Status (National, Provincial)

1 min read

 

Contents hide
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
Post Views: 181
Azmat Habib Latest posts
  1. Woman, Friend Arrested for Poisoning Husband, Three Daughters in Faisalabad
  2. Girl ‘Gang-raped’ by Five Dies by suicide in Gujrat
  3. Experts Warn Population Policies Lag Behind Demographic Realities
  4. Residents Warn of Protest over Prolonged School Closure

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Previous Story

Child Marriages In Islamabad A Criminal Act Now

Next Story

Aemia Among Adolescent Girls

Latest from Blog

Girl ‘Gang-raped’ by Five Dies by suicide in Gujrat

GUJRAT: A 17-year-old girl, who was allegedly gang-raped by five suspects, later “died by suicide” under mysterious circumstances at Sanda village in Mandi Bahauddin district in Miana Gondal police precincts on Monday. The complainant, Zulfiqar Ahmed, of Sanda village told police that he had gone to a local shop to…

Experts Warn Population Policies Lag Behind Demographic Realities

ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan’s population having crossed 240 million and a median age of just 19, policymakers, health experts and researchers warned that the country’s demographic trajectory demands an urgent shift from short-term fixes to robust, evidence-based strategies. The stakeholders were speaking at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) seminar titled…

Residents Warn of Protest over Prolonged School Closure

BAJAUR: Residents of Seeda Shah, a remote area of Charmang Valley of Nawagai tehsil on August 9 complained about the closure of a government school for more than a week due to the ‘absence’ of teachers and warned of holding a protest if the issue was not addressed immediately. Talking…

Officials Adopt ‘Novel’ Way To Select Schools For Upgradation In Khyber

KHYBER: Setting aside the official criteria for upgradation of primary schools, officials of the education department in Khyber adopted a ‘novel’ way to select primary schools for upgradation by conducting a draw in Jamrud tehsil, much to the displeasure of people. Dawn learnt from both official and private sources that…
Go toTop