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Table 2 Prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight of under-five children in Bangladesh, BDHS-2014

From: Correlates of stunting among under-five children in Bangladesh: a multilevel approach

Category

Stunting (Height for age) Frequency (%)

Wasting (Weight for height) Frequency (%)

Underweight (Weight for age) Frequency (%)

Severely malnourished

833 (11.96)

213 (3.06)

552 (7.93)

Moderately malnourished

1714 (24.61)

792 (11.37)

1708 (24.52)

Normal (well-nourished)

4418 (63.43)

5960 (85.57)

4705 (67.55)