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Trends in Malnutrition in Tigray region

The chart illustrates malnutrition trends from 2000 to 2019, focusing on stunting, underweight, and wasting rates. Stunting, represented by the blue line, shows fluctuations but an overall decline from 55.3% in 2000 to 41% in 2019. Underweight, marked in red, exhibits a consistent downward trend from 47.9% in 2000 to 21.2% in 2019T, indicating significant improvement. Wasting, shown in green, remains relatively stable, with minor fluctuations around 11% before slightly decreasing to 8.9% in 2019 T. These trends suggest progress in reducing malnutrition, particularly in underweight and stunting cases, while wasting remains relatively unchanged.