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Percentage below/above median Age Sample Country/Territory Dates of survey group WEIGHT/HEIGHT HEIGHT/AGE WEIGHT/AGE Administrative level Area Sex size Notes Ref. No. Months Year (years) -3SD -2SD +2SD -3SD -2SD -3SD -2SD

Local JAN-DEC 1973-82 0. -4.99 8088 1.2 10.4 0.4 5.6 21.7 6.2 29.9 Mossi tribe 00041 0. -0.49 902 0.4 2.0 2.6 1.2 3.7 0.9 3.4 0.50-0.99 1458 1.4 12.1 0.3 3.9 19.2 8.9 32.5 1. -1.99 2189 2.3 18.2 0.2 7.9 29.2 9.2 39.2 2. -2.99 1843 0.6 7.8 0.0 5.8 20.8 6.3 32.4 3. -3.99 1226 0.5 5.7 0.1 6.6 23.2 2.6 26.0 4. -4.99 470 0.4 7.0 0.0 4.9 28.1 2.1 28.9 M 0. -4.99 3943 1.5 11.7 0.4 6.2 23.5 7.2 24.8 M 0. -0.49 461 0.6 2.8 2.8 1.6 4.6 1.3 3.0 M 0.50-0.99 726 1.5 13.1 0.4 4.6 21.3 9.8 33.4 M 1. -1.99 1107 3.0 21.9 0.1 8.2 30.7 11.3 42.3 M 2. -2.99 867 0.9 7.4 0.1 5.6 20.9 6.4 32.7 M 3. -3.99 580 0.9 5.4 0.0 9.5 27.8 3.5 24.7 M 4. -4.99 202 0.0 8.4 0.0 4.5 34.2 2.5 33.7 F 0. -4.99 4145 0.9 9.1 0.4 5.0 19.9 5.2 29.0 F 0. -0.49 441 0.2 1.1 2.5 0.9 2.9 0.4 3.8 F 0.50-0.99 732 1.2 11.0 0.3 3.1 17.0 7.9 31.5 F 1. -1.99 1082 1.7 14.5 0.3 7.7 27.8 7.1 36.1 F 2. -2.99 976 0.4 8.3 0.0 5.9 20.6 6.1 32.9 F 3. -3.99 646 0.2 6.1 0.2 3.9 18.9 1.9 27.3 F 4. -4.99 268 0.7 5.9 0.0 5.2 23.5 1.9 25.4

Local MAR-APR 1974 0. -4.99 1129 14.2 23.4 35.6 Yako (Mossi tribe) 00039 0. -0.99 263 10.3 10.3 19.0 1. -1.99 349 26.4 36.1 48.4 2. -2.99 313 11.2 19.2 39.9 3. -3.99 204 5.9 20.6 29.4 4. -4.99 100 8.0 33.0 34.0

Regional 1987 1. -3.99 606 3.7 17.2 8 out of 30 provinces in total 00757 1. -3.99 163 3.1 11.1 Boulgou province 1. -3.99 65 4.6 15.4 Boulkiemde province 1. -3.99 102 1.0 12.8 Ganzourgou province 1. -3.99 52 3.8 23.0 Nahouri province

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Percentage below/above median Age Sample Country/Territory Dates of survey group WEIGHT/HEIGHT HEIGHT/AGE WEIGHT/AGE Administrative level Area Sex size Notes Ref. No. Months Year (years) -3SD -2SD +2SD -3SD -2SD -3SD -2SD Regional 1987 1. -3.99 62 1.6 24.2 Oubitenga province 00757 1. -3.99 57 1.7 12.2 Passore province 1. -3.99 58 5.2 22.4 Sanguie province 1. -3.99 47 8.5 25.5 Sissili province

National DEC-MAR 1992-93 0. -4.99 4278 2.8 13.2 1.6 13.0 33.3 9.3 32.7 00968 0. -4.99 1229 4.1 14.5 2.0 14.7 36.4 11.2 35.8 Centre et Sud region 0. -4.99 902 2.0 11.8 2.3 16.6 39.8 10.3 34.3 Est region 0. -4.99 842 1.8 12.4 1.4 13.4 35.7 9.1 33.5 Nord region 0. -4.99 375 1.6 10.4 1.9 4.9 17.9 3.4 18.5 Ouagadougou region 0. -4.99 931 3.1 14.6 0.4 10.1 27.1 8.1 32.0 Ouest region 0. -0.49 586 1.9 9.1 2.8 0.7 4.6 0.8 5.0 0.50-0.99 493 3.1 20.3 1.5 6.2 14.3 10.7 29.8 1. -1.99 912 7.1 26.2 1.3 13.4 39.9 16.5 50.0 2. -2.99 774 1.5 10.9 0.6 18.4 42.6 13.9 42.5 3. -3.99 828 1.2 6.2 1.8 16.8 40.6 5.9 29.1 4. -4.99 685 0.8 5.3 1.8 17.5 43.4 4.7 28.7 URBAN 0. -4.99 669 1.2 9.7 1.7 5.9 19.8 3.7 20.6 RURAL 0. -4.99 3610 3.1 13.8 1.6 14.4 35.8 10.3 35.0 M 0. -4.99 2175 3.2 13.2 1.7 13.6 34.5 9.4 33.2 M 0. -0.49 297 2.4 9.0 3.3 0.5 6.4 0.6 6.3 M 0.50-0.99 246 3.8 23.4 0.0 4.4 13.5 10.3 30.6 M 1. -1.99 462 8.0 26.0 1.3 16.3 43.7 18.0 52.6 M 2. -2.99 388 1.4 10.6 0.8 17.1 41.1 13.8 41.9 M 3. -3.99 426 1.3 5.5 2.3 18.0 41.5 5.4 26.9 M 4. -4.99 356 1.2 4.9 2.5 18.5 44.8 5.0 30.5 F 0. -4.99 2104 2.4 13.2 1.4 12.4 32.1 9.1 32.2 F 0. -0.49 289 1.5 9.2 2.3 1.0 2.7 1.0 3.7 F 0.50-0.99 247 2.5 17.2 3.1 7.9 15.1 11.1 28.9 F 1. -1.99 450 6.3 26.4 1.3 10.4 36.1 15.0 47.4 F 2. -2.99 386 1.6 11.1 0.4 19.7 44.0 13.9 43.2 F 3. -3.99 402 1.0 7.0 1.3 15.6 39.7 6.4 31.5 F 4. -4.99 329 0.4 5.7 1.0 16.4 41.9 4.4 26.8

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Percentage below/above median Age Sample Country/Territory Dates of survey group WEIGHT/HEIGHT HEIGHT/AGE WEIGHT/AGE Administrative level Area Sex size Notes Ref. No. Months Year (years) -3SD -2SD +2SD -3SD -2SD -3SD -2SD Local JUN-JUL 1995 RURAL 0. -4.99 1314 1.4 10.1 0.9 22.8 47.0 15.9 41.5 4 villages in Bazéga province 02184 RURAL 0. -4.99 209 0.5 11.0 0.0 25.1 44.8 17.3 48.1 Koumbougo RURAL 0. -4.99 351 1.1 8.3 0.9 19.2 45.3 10.4 33.2 Rapadama V4 RURAL 0. -4.99 517 2.5 11.2 0.8 25.5 51.8 19.7 47.6 Wardogo RURAL 0. -4.99 354 0.3 7.3 1.4 20.3 45.5 13.3 36.4 Yalou-Gouroungo RURALM 0. -4.99 671 1.5 12.4 0.6 23.9 49.1 17.0 42.3 RURALF 0. -4.99 643 1.4 7.8 1.3 21.6 44.9 14.8 40.6

National NOV-MAR 1998-99 0. -4.99 3791 2.5 13.2 1.0 16.6 36.8 11.8 34.3 02137 0. -4.99 1172 2.6 14.3 1.2 17.1 38.4 21.1 35.7 Centre/Sud 0. -4.99 896 2.3 12.4 1.1 14.5 35.5 10.4 32.9 Est 0. -4.99 438 3.3 16.6 0.3 16.3 36.7 13.8 36.8 Nord 0. -4.99 1038 2.5 11.7 0.7 20.6 40.0 13.5 36.2 Ouest 0. -4.99 246 0.9 10.3 2.1 6.2 20.9 4.6 20.9 Ville de Ouagadougou 0. -0.49 544 1.1 6.9 3.4 1.5 5.0 0.6 4.1 0.50-0.99 490 5.4 24.5 0.7 6.1 14.8 11.0 34.5 1. -1.99 805 5.4 25.4 0.4 19.7 45.1 20.7 51.9 2. -2.99 691 1.7 12.5 0.3 22.7 46.4 17.3 44.9 3. -3.99 681 0.6 5.0 0.6 24.0 50.8 9.8 33.4 4. -4.99 580 0.4 2.8 1.0 19.7 46.0 6.3 26.7 URBAN 0. -4.99 469 1.4 9.6 1.7 8.4 22.7 4.5 22.3 RURAL 0. -4.99 3322 2.6 13.7 0.9 17.8 38.8 12.8 36.0 M 0. -4.99 1919 3.1 14.2 0.6 17.8 38.6 12.4 33.6 M 0. -0.49 287 1.1 6.1 1.3 1.7 4.8 0.0 2.0 M 0.50-0.99 261 7.1 28.4 0.0 7.8 19.1 14.6 37.0 M 1. -1.99 376 6.2 28.6 0.0 23.4 50.6 23.6 53.8 M 2. -2.99 347 2.8 13.3 0.3 25.4 47.0 19.4 43.8 M 3. -3.99 338 0.6 4.6 0.7 25.2 52.2 8.6 32.6 M 4. -4.99 308 0.8 3.6 1.4 17.7 47.9 4.6 25.2 F 0. -4.99 1872 1.9 12.1 1.4 15.5 34.9 11.2 35.1 F 0. -0.49 257 1.1 7.9 5.7 1.2 5.3 1.4 6.5 F 0.50-0.99 229 3.5 20.0 1.5 4.3 9.8 7.0 31.6 F 1. -1.99 428 4.7 22.6 0.8 16.4 40.2 18.2 50.2 F 2. -2.99 344 0.7 11.6 0.3 19.9 45.8 15.1 46.1

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Percentage below/above median Age Sample Country/Territory Dates of survey group WEIGHT/HEIGHT HEIGHT/AGE WEIGHT/AGE Administrative level Area Sex size Notes Ref. No. Months Year (years) -3SD -2SD +2SD -3SD -2SD -3SD -2SD National NOV-MAR 1998-99 F 3. -3.99 343 0.6 5.4 0.5 22.9 49.4 11.0 34.2 02137 F 4. -4.99 272 0.0 2.0 0.6 22.1 43.8 8.2 28.4

National JUN-DEC 2003 0. -4.99 8628 5.1 18.6 2.9 19.5 38.8 13.7 37.7 02626 0. -4.99 699 7.4 25.0 1.3 14.7 34.0 17.9 42.6 Boucle de Mouhoun 0. -4.99 258 10.8 28.7 3.5 22.1 41.9 21.3 48.8 Cascades 0. -4.99 165 3.7 13.9 1.8 13.9 32.7 9.1 32.1 Centre (sans Ouagadougou) 0. -4.99 714 7.8 23.1 2.5 18.1 40.8 16.7 42.9 Centre-Est 0. -4.99 826 3.6 13.9 5.0 18.6 42.0 7.9 31.2 Centre-Nord 0. -4.99 573 4.2 16.9 1.0 15.2 38.2 11.9 38.6 Centre-Ouest 0. -4.99 478 7.1 19.2 3.1 18.0 35.4 11.9 34.3 Centre-Sud 0. -4.99 687 3.1 12.2 11.4 38.7 58.7 13.5 36.3 Est 0. -4.99 1166 2.4 13.5 1.1 16.6 32.9 8.4 29.1 Hauts-Bassins 0. -4.99 986 4.7 20.5 1.8 16.9 37.4 14.6 40.3 Nord 0. -4.99 507 2.0 12.4 3.1 4.1 16.1 5.1 17.6 Ouagadougou 0. -4.99 460 10.7 31.7 2.0 21.6 37.7 21.5 50.4 Plateau Central 0. -4.99 661 5.4 18.6 1.1 31.3 49.4 21.8 48.8 Sahel 0. -4.99 450 4.7 20.4 0.9 20.0 40.4 16.4 43.8 Sud-Ouest 0. -0.49 992 4.2 15.0 6.9 1.5 6.5 0.7 6.8 0.50-0.99 887 8.9 34.3 3.7 7.9 17.6 12.2 35.6 1. -1.99 1614 8.6 31.1 2.8 23.5 47.3 20.4 52.5 2. -2.99 1614 5.2 18.7 1.4 22.6 45.6 20.5 48.3 3. -3.99 1862 3.2 11.0 1.8 26.7 49.7 14.1 39.2 4. -4.99 1659 2.2 8.7 2.6 21.5 42.1 8.6 30.7 URBAN 0. -4.99 1149 2.5 12.4 2.4 6.8 20.2 5.7 20.5 RURAL 0. -4.99 7479 5.5 19.6 2.9 21.5 41.6 14.9 40.3 M 0. -4.99 4425 5.1 18.4 2.8 20.1 40.3 13.6 38.2 M 0. -0.49 525 4.2 15.0 6.1 1.9 6.9 0.6 7.2 M 0.50-0.99 405 10.9 36.0 3.0 11.1 22.0 16.3 39.5 M 1. -1.99 824 9.0 32.1 3.2 26.0 50.4 23.3 55.1 M 2. -2.99 818 5.4 18.5 1.7 23.0 47.7 21.1 50.1 M 3. -3.99 1012 2.8 10.4 2.1 25.0 48.8 11.0 36.4 M 4. -4.99 841 1.8 8.1 2.4 21.5 42.8 7.0 30.9 F 0. -4.99 4203 5.0 18.9 2.9 18.8 37.1 13.8 37.1

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Percentage below/above median Age Sample Country/Territory Dates of survey group WEIGHT/HEIGHT HEIGHT/AGE WEIGHT/AGE Administrative level Area Sex size Notes Ref. No. Months Year (years) -3SD -2SD +2SD -3SD -2SD -3SD -2SD National JUN-DEC 2003 F 0. -0.49 466 4.3 15.2 7.7 0.9 6.0 1.1 6.4 02626 F 0.50-0.99 482 7.3 33.0 4.4 5.2 13.9 8.7 32.4 F 1. -1.99 791 8.2 30.1 2.5 20.9 44.0 17.3 49.8 F 2. -2.99 796 4.9 18.8 1.1 22.2 43.6 19.9 46.5 F 3. -3.99 850 3.6 11.8 1.4 28.8 50.7 17.9 42.5 F 4. -4.99 818 2.6 9.4 2.8 21.5 41.5 10.2 30.6

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