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Two million children under five were acutely malnourished, of which 357,500 children faced
severe acute malnutrition.153 Yemen recorded 379,288 suspected cholera cases in 2018, of
which 32% of cases were in children under five.154 According to the United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA), a n estimated 1.1. million pregnantand lactatingwomen aremalnourished , while
over three million women and girls are vulnerable to conflict and physical harm in Yemen.155
Table 20: Yemen – Key Malnutrition Indicators
Source: FAO
Afghanistan faced severe acute food insecurity: 9.8million food-insecure peoplewere estimated
to be in food crisis or worse, facing high levels of acute malnutrition. Drought, and other natural
catastrophes triggered major displacement. Large numbers of Afghans repatriated from Iran
with no incomes, and employment remains scarce. 161 Growing food insecurity and constrained
health systems worsened nutritional standards.
Table 21: Afghanistan - Key Malnutrition Indicators
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 42% (2016)162
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services 63 (2015)163
Percentage of children aged 0-59 months stunted (>30% = very high) 41 164
Percentage of children aged 6-23 months received "Minimum Acceptable Diet" for
growth & development
16 165
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 39.2 (2015) 166
Source: FAO
153 HRP Annual Report 2019.
154 WHO. (2019). WHO Outbreak Update – Cholera in Yemen. Retrieved
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155 Care International. (2018, March 7). Yemen: More than 3million women and girls suffering the bruntof the ongoing
conflict, warns CARE . Retrieved from
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156 FAOSTAT Online Database.
157 Ibid.
158 DHS. (2013). Yemen – National Health and Demographic Survey.Retrieved from
159 Ibid.
160 FAOSTAT Online Database.
161 Food Security Information Network. ( 2019, April). Global Reporton Food Crises 2019. Retrieved from
162 FAOSTAT Online Database.
163 Ibid.
164 UNICEF. (2013). National Nutrition Survey Afghanistan 2013. Retrieved from
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165 DHS. (2016). Afghanistan – National Health and Demographic Survey 2015/16. Retrieved from
166 FAOSTAT Online Database.
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 69.6%
(2016) 156
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services 70.4 (2015) 157
Percentage of children aged 0-59 months stunted (>30% = very high) 47 158
Percentage of children aged 6-23 months received ‘Minimum Acceptable Diet’ for growth
& development
15 159
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 59.7 (2015) 160