Table 5 Decomposition of the DBM in Peru over time.

From: Trends and patterns of the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) in Peru: a pooled analysis of 129,159 mother–child dyads

Child Status//Mother Status

1996

2000

2008

2010

2016

I: Child: Wasted only//Mother: Overweight/Obese

3% (8802)

2% (5294)

2% (5838)

1% (2044)

1% (2197)

II: Child: Wasted & underweight//Mother: Overweight/Obese

1% (3046)

1% (3499)

1% (2991)

1% (1937)

2% (4244)

III: Child: Wasted, stunted & underweight/Mother: Overweight/Obese

1% (2278)

1% (1884)

0% (896)

1% (2278)

1% (2652)

IV: Child: Stunted & Underweight//Mother: Overweight/Obese

10% (32,832)

10% (31,597)

12% (35,182)

15% (40,818)

15% (29,688)

V: Child: Stunted only//Mother: Overweight/Obese

85% (264,851)

85% (259,566)

85% (255,799)

82% (226,560)

79% (160,429)

VI: Child: Underweight only//Mother: Overweight/Obese

0% (1327)

1% (1959)

0% (1296)

1% (2232)

2% (4424)

Total DBM

313,136

303,800

302,000

275,868

203,633

Percentage of all children

10%

10%

10%

9%

7%

  1. Authors’ calculations using Peru’s DHS. Percentage of children experiencing any Anthropometric Failure and with overweight or obese mothers by year. Children with pregnant mothers were not considered DBM.
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