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Table 3 The average annual reduction rate (AARR) of stunting, wasting, overweight of children under 5 years old, AARR of anemia in reproductive age women, and AARR of non-exclusive breastfeeding (NEBF) of infants under 6 months in Ethiopian regions

From: Ethiopian progress towards achieving the global nutrition targets of 2025: analysis of sub-national trends and progress inequalities

Region

Stunting (≥ 5.3)a

Wasting

Overweight (≥ − 1.5)a

Anemia (≥ 5.2)a

NEBF (≥ 2.74)a

Addis Ababa

6.43

3.1

1.77

4.65

7.6

Affar

2.18

7.5

6.96

17.4

11.6

Amhara

2.31

4.8

5.63

8.3

− 6.3

Ben Gumuz

2.01

2.9

4.98

9.55

10.7

Dire Dawa

3.05

6.5

4.94

14.4

10.5

Gambela

4.92

9.0

4.47

9.7

8.2

Harari

− 2.06

0.2

− 1.60

9.7

− 0.6

Oromiya

1.91

6.6

− 9.98

9.6

3.3

SNNP

2.73

7.1

6.57

5.65

0.9

Somali

1.76

2.5

6.50

22

5.4

Tigray

1.10

1.2

− 6.41

6.2

8.4

National

2.35

2.1

− 2.16

8.3

2.0

  1. Ben Gumuz Benishagul Gumuz region, SNNP South Nations Nationalities and People’s region
  2. aRequired AARR to achieve the 2025 goal