'Nigeria Records High Rate Of Malnutrition'



THERE IS an increase in child
malnutrition and a nationwide
drop in infant mortality in
Nigeria, according to the fifth
Multiple Indicators Cluster
Survey, MICS5, conducted in 2016
and 2017.
The new MICS5 data was
released by the National Bureau
of Statistics, NSS, UNICEF, and
key partners yesterday in Abuja.
This was contained in a press
release signed by Mr. Geoffrey
Njoku, UNICEF Communication
Specialist and made available
Nigerian Pilot yesterday.
The survey shows that infant
mortality rate in Nigeria has
dropped to 70 per 1000 live births
from 97 in 2011 and equally,
deaths among children under age
five have dropped to 120 per 1000
live births from 158 in 2011.
Also the survey shows that
malnutrition among children
under age five has worsened
nationwide with the highest
concerns in northern states.
For instance, Child wasting,
that is children who are too thin
for their age increased from 24.2
percent to 31.5 percent while
child stunting , those children
who are too short for their age
has increased from 34.8 percent
to 43.6 percent.
The statement said that
the survey results showed
that Nigeria made significant
improvements in some areas
while others remain unchanged
or have worsened since 2011 by
not keeping pace with population
growth when the last survey was
conducted.
Acting representative for
UNICEF in Nigeria, Pernille
Ironside said , “The use of this
new MICS5 data will improve the
lives of Nigerians by informing
about important gaps that are
impacting children and women
so that appropriate actions can
be taken,” adding that “it is not
about data for the sake of data.”
MICS5 is a recognised and
definitive source of information
for assessing the situation of
children and women in the areas
of Health; Nutrition; Water,
Sanitation & Hygiene, WASH,
Education; Protection; and
HIV & AIDS amongst others –
in Nigeria as well as in other
countries where it is carried out.
The findings of the survey are
used for planning, monitoring
and decision making on
programmes and policies to
address issues related to the wellbeing
of children and women in
Nigeria.
UNICEF said that since 1995,
it had supported the NBS with
technical assistance and funding
to conduct five rounds of MICS,
informing progress towards the
Millennium Development Goals,
MDGs, Sustainable Development
Goals, SDGs, and other major
national and global commitments.
The statement further stated
that the data for MICS5 was
collected between September 2016
and January 2017 from 33,901
households in 2,239 enumeration
areas across the 36 States and
Federal Capital Territory.
A total of 34,376 eligible women;
28,085 of mothers/caregivers of
children under five years, and
15,183 men were interviewed
using structured questionnaires
aided by Computer Assisted
Personal Interview, CAPI,
devices.
This is the largest MICS survey
conducted in Africa to date.

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