An assessment of the causes of malnutrition in Ethiopia: A ...
An assessment of the causes of malnutrition in Ethiopia: A ...
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Table 2.3: Regional pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> stunt<strong>in</strong>g by gender (1999/00), percent <strong>of</strong> children aged 6 - 59<br />
months.<br />
Region Stunted Severely Stunted<br />
Male Female All Male Female All<br />
Tigray 57.9 59.8 58.9 29.7 34.1 31.8<br />
Afar 36.8 46.9 41.8 17.5 30.1 23.8<br />
Amhara 66.2 63.0 64.6 38.6 36.4 37.5<br />
Oromia 54.9 52.2 53.6 27.9 27.3 27.6<br />
Somali 50.3 45.6 48.0 31.4 28.4 29.9<br />
Benishangul 53.3 49.6 51.4 29.6 25.0 27.2<br />
SNNP 58.8 54.1 56.5 35.6 31.1 33.4<br />
Gambella 42.5 38.0 40.2 19.8 15.7 17.7<br />
Harari 49.5 44.1 46.9 26.1 18.6 22.5<br />
Addis Ababa 34.4 39.5 36.9 15.4 18.4 16.8<br />
Dire Dawa 39.3 39.4 39.3 16.6 16.5 16.6<br />
below. For <strong>the</strong> most recent survey year (1999/00) <strong>the</strong> prevalence rate <strong>of</strong> stunt<strong>in</strong>g is found to<br />
be highest <strong>in</strong> Amhara (65 percent) followed by Tigray (60 percent), SNNP (57 percent) and<br />
Oromia (54 percent). The lowest prevalence rate <strong>of</strong> stunt<strong>in</strong>g is reported for Addis Ababa (37<br />
percent), Dire Dawa (39 percent), and Gambella (40 percent).<br />
Table 2.2 shows <strong>the</strong> prevalence <strong>of</strong> stunt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> children for urban and rural locations<br />
on a regional basis; and, <strong>in</strong> all cases, a decl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g trend is observed between <strong>the</strong> survey year <strong>of</strong><br />
1995/96 and 1999/00.<br />
2.2.3. Socio-economic Dimension<br />
Source: MOFED 2002a, 55.<br />
On <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>come groups, for which expenditure qu<strong>in</strong>tiles serve as a proxy,<br />
Table 2.2: Comparison and trends <strong>in</strong> rural and urban levels <strong>of</strong> stunt<strong>in</strong>g, by region, percent <strong>of</strong><br />
children aged 6 - 59 months.<br />
Region Urban Rural<br />
1995/96 1999/00 1995/96 1999/00<br />
Tigray 69.6 41.3 74.5 61.1<br />
Amhara 63.4 56.3 73.4 65.1<br />
Oromia 56.9 46.2 61.9 54.2<br />
SNNP 55.3 42.3 69.0 57.3<br />
Harari 43.2 37.5 - -<br />
Addis Ababa 45.7 36.6 - -<br />
Dire Dawa 47.7 36.2 - -<br />
Source: MOFED 2002a, 56.<br />
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