Province/

Number

Total Number

Underweight

City/Year

of Pre-

of Children

Mode-

Over-

Schoolers

Weighed

Total

Severely

rately

Mildly

Normal

weight

Region VIII

1988

644,826

347,987

229,588

14,644

75,960

138,984

101,307

17,092

1989

660,251

359,390

241,781

16,999

82,797

141,985

99,927

17,682

1990

601,630

381,359

252,009

16,339

80,948

154,722

110,669

18,681

1991

614,975

447,432

297,214

18,056

93,573

185,585

127,341

22,877

1992

623,012

460,905

305,073

17,376

92,043

195,654

129,883

25,949

1993

629,131

470,788

289,523

16,924

83,883

188,716

156,812

24,453

1994

635,338

506,792

295,332

15,214

84,329

195,789

187,614

23,846

1995

626,409

520,317

276,515

14,634

75,656

186,225

217,297

26,505

1996

684,600

544,703

292,367

14,264

75,915

202,188

227,706

24,690

1997

702,653

555,800

274,776

13,537

70,315

190,924

254,001

27,023