Low Birthweight National data collected over time reported an increasing trend in the prevalence of LBW, which almost doubled between 1990 and 2017–2018 (8.8% and 16.7%, respectively) ( Figure 2 ) [ 36 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 ]. 3.3.
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Over time, the prevalence of stunting showed a decreasing trend from 20% in 1990 to 7.7% in 2012 ( Figure 3 ) [ 16 , 39 ], with an average annual rate of change estimated at −2.8%.