2021 Regional

Nutrition
Situation
 2021 OPERATION TIMBANG PLUS
COVERAGE
Local Government No. of LGUs No. of LGU with % Submission
Units Submission

Province 6 6 100%
City 7 7 100%

Municipality 137 136 99%

Total Estimated population Actual number of Percent Coverage

Population 0-59 months 0-59

4,803, 767 543, 128 547, 588 66%

No. of IP PS measured 1,304
 Number of
Total Number of Total Number of Number of Barangays
Province/Independent City Cities/Municipalities with
Cities/Municipalities Barangays with OPT Results
OPT Plus Results

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

EASTERN SAMAR 22 22 536 536

SAMAR 26 26 951 924
NORTHERN SAMAR 24 24 569 529
LEYTE 41 40 1,231 1,180
SOUTHERN LEYTE 18 18 430 427
BILIRAN 8 8 132 132

TACLOBAN 0 0 138 138

ORMOC 0 0 110 110
BAYBAY 0 0 92 92
MAASIN 0 0 70 70
CATBALOGAN 0 0 57 57
CALBAYOG 0 0 157 132
BORONGAN 0 0 61 61
 STATUS
(0-59 months Preschool Children)
WEIGHT FOR AGE Magnitude Prevalence
Underweight 22, 009 6.0%
Severely Underweight 5,766 1.5%
UW + SUW 27,775 7.5 %
HEIGHT FOR AGE
Moderately Stunted 42,570 11.7%
Severely Stunted 17, 138 4.6%
MS+SS 59,708 16.3 %
WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT
Normal 327,510 90.9%
Moderately Wasted 10, 120 2.8%
Severely Wasted 3, 973 1.0%
Overweight 10,995 3.0%
Obese 8,475 2.3%
MW+SW 14,093 3.8 %
OW+Ob 19,470 5.3 %
 2021 REGIONAL NUTRITIONAL STATUS
(per age group)
20.0% 18.9%
18.4%
18.0% 17.3%
16.6%

16.0%
14.0%
12.0% 11.3%

10.0% 9.3%
8.8%
9.2%
8.4%
8.0% 6.7% 6.5%
5.8%
6.0% 4.8%
5.2% 5.2%
4.8% 4.9%
4.5%
4.1% 4.0% 4.1%
4.0% 2.7%
3.4% 3.3%

2.0%
0.0%
0-5 6-11
44723 12-23
44188 24-25 36-47 48-59
UW+SUW MSt+SSt MW+SW OW+OB
 NUTRITIONAL STATUS
(0-59 months Preschool Children)
5-YEAR COMPARATIVE TREND

25.00%

20.00%

15.00%

10.00%

5.00%

0.00%
UW+SUW MSt+SSt MW+SW OW+Ob

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

 MODERATELY and SEVERELY
UNDERWEIGHT

Child’s weight is lower or below the

normal weight for his/her age
Underweight <-2SD
Severely Underweight <-3SD

WHO Cut Off values, 1995

<10% low prevalence
10-19% medium prevalence
20-29% high prevalence
≥ 30% Very high prevalence
 WEIGHT FOR AGE
PREVALENCE OF UNDERWEIGHT+SEVERELY UNDERWEIGHT
PROVINCIAL RANKING

RANK PROVINCE MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 Northern Samar 4,706 8.9%

2 Samar 6, 355 8.8%
3 Leyte 8,340 7.6%
4 Eastern Samar 1,905 6.4%
5 Biliran 1,051 6.3%
6 Southern Leyte 1,312 5.5%
 WEIGHT FOR AGE
PREVALENCE OF UNDERWEIGHT+ SEVERELY
UNDERWEIGHT
5-YEAR COMPARATIVE TREND BY PROVINCE
18.0%

16.0%

14.0%

12.0%

10.0%

8.0%

6.0%

4.0%

2.0%

0.0%
Samar Leyte Eastern Samar Northern Samar Biliran Southern Leyte
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
 WEIGHT FOR AGE
PREVALENCE OF UNDERWEIGHT +SEVERELY
UNDERWEIGHT
Ranking per City

RANK CITY MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 Borongan 483 11.1%

2 Baybay 801 8.8%
3 Tacloban 1,357 8.1%
4 Ormoc 1,292 6.2%
5 Calbayog 1,016 5.8%
6 Catbalogan 645 5.2%
7 Maasin 154 2.7%
 WEIGHT FOR AGE
PREVALENCE OF UNDERWEIGHT + SEVERELY
UNDERWEIGHT
5-YEAR COMPARATIVE TREND BY CITY

18.0%

16.0%

14.0%

12.0%

10.0%

8.0%

6.0%

4.0%

2.0%

0.0%
Catbalogan City Baybay City Calbayog City Ormoc City Tacloban City Maasin City Borongan City

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

 WEIGHT FOR AGE
PREVALENCE OF UNDERWEIGHT +SEVERELY
UNDERWEIGHT
TOP 10 MUNICIPALITIES
RANK MUNICIPALITY MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE
1 ALMAGRO, S. 142 22.9 %
2 JULITA, LEYTE 265 20.6 %
3 SAN SEBASTIAN, S. 117 19.5 %
4 SILVINA LOBOS, N.S. 231 17.5 %
5 PINABACDAO, S. 221 16.6 %
6 SAN JOSE DE BUAN, S. 123 16.3 %
7 SAN VICENTE, N.S. 56 15.3 %
8 TAGAPUL-AN, S. 80 14.6 %
9 SANTA MARGARITA, S. 322 14.0 %
10 DARAM, S. 496 13.9 %
 UNDERWEIGHT AND SEVERE UNDERWEIGHT
TOP 10 LGUs within 80% Coverage
RAN MUNICIPALITY E-OPT MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE
K
COVERAGE
1 MATUGUINAO, S. 93.5 % 119 13.7 %
2 STA. RITA, S. 81.5 % 553 12.8 %
3 ORAS, E.S. 99.9 % 305 10.4 %
4 BILIRAN, BILIRAN 89.6 % 170 10.0 %
5 STA. FE, LEYTE 80.2 % 122 8.5 %
6 CABUCGAYAN, BILIRAN 81.7 % 169 8.2 %
7 LIMASAWA 99.2 % 25 7.1 %
8 LLORENTE, E.S. 100.0 % 126 6.8 %
9 ALBUERA, LEYTE 83.9 % 264 5.7 %
10 CATBALOGAN, S. 93.2 % 645 5.2 %
 MODERATE and SEVERE STUNTING

Child’s height is lower or below the normal

height for his/her age
Moderately Short/stunted <-2SD
Severely Stunted <-3SD

Cut-off values, de Onis et al., 2018

<2.5% very low
2.5 to <10% low
10 to <20% medium
20 to <30% high
≥30% very high
 HEIGHT FOR AGE
PREVALENCE OF MODERATELY+SEVERELY STUNTED
Provincial Ranking

RANK PROVINCE MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 Samar 14, 224 19.77%

2 Northern Samar 9,953 18.83%
3 Leyte 17,946 16.4%
4 Eastern Samar 4,411 14.8%
5 Biliran 2,128 12.76%
6 Southern Leyte 2,799 11.8%
 HEIGHT FOR AGE
PREVALENCE OF MODERATELY+SEVERELY STUNTED
5-YEAR COMPARATIVE TREND BY PROVINCE

35.0%

30.0%

25.0%

20.0%

15.0%

10.0%

5.0%

0.0%
Samar Leyte Biliran Northern Samar Eastern Samar Southern Leyte
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
 HEIGHT FOR AGE
PREVALENCE OF MODERATELY+SEVERELY
STUNTED
Ranking per City
RANK CITY MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 Borongan 985 22.6%

2 Tacloban 2,605 15.5%
4 Baybay 1,370 15.1%
5 Ormoc 2,941 14.0%
6 Catbalogan 1,721 13.9%
7 Calbayog 2,366 13.5%
8 Maasin 312 5.5%
 HEIGHT FOR AGE
PREVALENCE OF MODERATELY+SEVERELY STUNTED
City Ranking
5-YEAR COMPARATIVE TREND
30.0%

25.0%

20.0%

15.0%

10.0%

5.0%

0.0%
Catbalogan City Ormoc City Baybay City Tacloban City Calbayog City Maasin City Borongan City
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
 HEIGHT FOR AGE
PREVALENCE OF MODERATELY+SEVERELY STUNTED
TOP 10 MUNICIPALITIES

RANK MUNICIPALITY MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 SAN SEBASTIAN, S. 216 35.9 %
2 PINABACDAO, S. 476 35.8 %
3 GANDARA, S. 970 35.3 %
4 SAN JOSE DE BUAN, S. 243 32.3 %
5 PASTRANA, LEYTE 490 31.2 %
6 JULITA, LEYTE 396 30.8 %
7 MASLOG, E. S. 142 30.2 %
8 ALMAGRO, S. 184 29.7 %
9 SANTA MARGARITA, S. 653 28.5 %
10 ALANGALANG, LEYTE 1,088 28.2 %
 Moderate and Severe Stunting
TOP 10 LGUs within 80% Coverage
RAN MUNICIPALITY E-OPT MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE
K
COVERAGE
1 STA. RITA, S. 81.5 % 1, 157 26.8 %
2 MATUGUINAO, S. 93.5 % 213 24.5 %
3 BILIRAN, BILIRAN 89.6 % 390 22.9 %
4 ORAS, E. S. 99.9 % 652 22.3 %
5 STA. FE, LEYTE 80.2 % 280 19.4 %
6 CABUCGAYAN, BILIRAN 81.7 % 322 15.7 %
7 CATBALOGAN, S. 93.2 % 1, 721 13.9 %
8 SULAT, E.S. 100.0 % 145 10.7 %
9 ALBUERA, LEYTE 83.9 % 491 10.6 %
10 LIMASAWA, S.l. 99.2 % 36 10.3 %
 MODERATE and SEVERE WASTING

Child’s body weight in proportion to

length/height or thinness is low relative to the
standard weight-for-length/height
Moderately Wasted <-2SD
Severely Wasted <-3SD

Cut of Values, de Onis et al, 2018

<2.5% very low
2.5 to <5% low
5 to <10% medium
10 to <15% high
≥ 15% very high
 WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT
PREVALENCE OF MODERATELY+SEVERELY WASTED
Provincial Ranking

RANK PROVINCE MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 Leyte 4,862 4.4%

2 Northern Samar 1,956 3.7%
3 Eastern Samar 1,105 3.7%
4 Biliran 566 3.4%
5 Southern Leyte 784 3.3%
6 Samar 2,246 3.1%
 MODERATELY + SEVERELY WASTED
(WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT)
5-YEAR COMPARATIVE TREND BY PROVINCE

25.0%

20.0%

15.0%

10.0%

5.0%

0.0%
Leyte Samar Biliran Northern Samar Eastern Samar Southern Leyte
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
 WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT
PREVALENCE OF MODERATELY +SEVERELY WASTED
Ranking per City

RANK CITY MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 Borongan 339 7.8%

2 Tacloban 1,027 6.1%
3 Ormoc City 924 4.4%
4 Calbayog 487 2.8%
5 Baybay 241 2.7%
6 Catbalogan 300 2.4%
7 Maasin 42 0.7%
 WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT
PREVALENCE OF MODERATELY+SEVERELY WASTED
Ranking per City
5-YEAR COMPARATIVE TREND

30.0%

25.0%

20.0%

15.0%

10.0%

5.0%

0.0%
Catbalogan City Ormoc City Calbayog City Tacloban City Baybay City Maasin City Borongan City
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
 WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT
PREVALENCE OF MODERATELY+SEVERELY WASTED
TOP 10 MUNICIPALITIES

RANK MUNICIPALITY MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 MATAG-OB, LEYTE 119 12.9 %
2 SILVINA LOBOS, N.S. 149 11.3 %
3 CARIGARA, LEYTE 343 11.1 %
4 JULITA, LEYTE 141 11.0 %
5 MERIDA, LEYTE 230 10.8 %
6 ALMAGRO, S. 64 10.3 %
7 SAN SEBASTIAN, S. 61 10.2 %
8 TABANGO, LEYTE 184 9.5 %
9 ROSARIO, N.S. 80 9.1 %
10 SAN VICENTE, N.S. 31 8.5 %
 Moderate and Severe Wasting
TOP 10 LGUs within 80% Coverage
E-OPT
RANK MUNICIPALITY MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE
COVERAGE
1 SULAT, E. S. 100.0 % 90 6.6%
2 ORAS, E.S. 99.9 % 171 5.9 %
3 BILIRAN, BILIRAN 89.6 % 84 4.9 %
4 LIMASAWA, S. L. 99.2 % 15 4.3 %
5 STA. RITA, S. 81.5 % 171 4.0 %
6 STA. FE, LEYTE 80.2 % 47 3.3 %
7 ALBUERA, LEYTE 83.9 % 150 3.2 %
8 MATUGUINAO, S. 93.5 % 26 3.0 %
9 NAVAL, BILIRAN 85.1 % 146 2.5 %
10 SOGOD, S.L. 81.9 % 97 2.5 %
 OVERWEIGHT and OBESITY

Child’s body weight in proportion to

length/height or fatness is high relative to the
standard weight for his/her weight-for-
length/height
Overweight >+2SD
Obese >+3SD

Cut of Values, de Onis et al, 2018

<2.5% very low
2.5 to <5% low
5 to <10% medium
10 to <15% high
≥ 15% very high
 WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT
PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT +OBESITY
Provincial Ranking

RANK PROVINCE MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 Southern Leyte 1,510 6.4%

2 Eastern Samar 1,839 6.2%
3 Leyte 6,586 6.0%
4 Northern Samar 2,485 4.7%
5 Samar 3, 216 4.5%
6 Biliran 687 4.1%
 WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT
PREVALENCE OF PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT +OBESITY
Ranking per City

RANK CITY MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 Borongan 580 13.3%

2 Tacloban 1,158 6.9%
3 Catbalogan 697 5.6%
4 Ormoc 1,039 5.0%
5 Calbayog 522 3.0%
6 Baybay 259 2.9%
7 Maasin 109 1.9%
 WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT
PREVALENCE OF PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT +OBESITY
TOP 10 MUNICIPALITIES

RANK MUNICIPALITY MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 SAN JULIAN, E. S. 206 19.4 %
2 MERCEDES, E. S. 41 16.1 %
3 ISABEL, LEYTE 438 14.6 %
4 CARIGARA, LEYTE 424 13.7 %
5 PALOMPON, LEYTE 353 11.3 %
6 LEYTE, LEYTE 356 11.0 %
ALANGALANG,
7
LEYTE 415 10.8 %
8 MALITBOG, S. L. 134 10.1 %
9 MERIDA, LEYTE 207 9.7 %
10 PASTRANA, LEYTE 148 9.4 %
 Overweight and Obesity
TOP 10 LGUs within 80% Coverage
E-OPT
RAN
MUNICIPALITY COVERAGE MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE
K

1 SOGOD, S. L. 81.9 % 315 8.0 %

2 LLORENTE, E.S. 100.0 % 141 7.6 %
3 ORAS, E.S. 99.9 % 197 6.7 %
4 BILIRAN, BILIRAN 89.6 % 109 6.4 %
5 ALBUERA, LEYTE 83.9 % 291 6.3 %
6 SULAT, E.S. 100.0 % 83 6.1 %
7 CATBALOGAN, S. 93.2 % 697 5.6 %
8 STA. FE, E.S. 80.2 % 73 5.1 %
CABUCGAYAN,
9
BILIRAN 81.7 % 78 3.9 %
10 NAVAL, BILIRAN 85.1 % 185 3.2 %
NORMAL STATUS
 WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT
PREVALENCE OF NORMAL NUTRITIONAL STATUS
Provincial Ranking

RANK PROVINCE MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 Biliran 15, 425 92.5 %

2 Samar 66, 474 92.4 %
3 Northern Samar 48, 329 91.4 %
4 Southern Leyte 21, 387 90.3 %
5 Leyte 98, 194 89.6 %
6 Eastern Samar 26, 533 88.8 %
 WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT
PREVALENCE OF NORMAL NUTRITIONAL STATUS
Ranking per City

RANK CITY MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 Maasin City 5, 534 97.3 %

2 Baybay City 8, 594 94.5 %
3 Calbayog City 16, 522 94.2 %
4 Catbalogan City 11, 352 91.9 %
5 Ormoc City 19, 026 90.7 %
6 Tacloban City 14, 587 87.0 %
7 Borongan City 3, 430 78.9 %
 WEIGHT FOR LENGTH/HEIGHT
PREVALENCE OF NORMAL NUTRITIONAL STATUS
TOP 10 MUNICIPALITIES

RANK MUNICIPALITY MAGNITUDE PREVALENCE

1 BARUGO, LEYTE 2, 782 99.4 %
2 ARTECHE, E.S. 976 98.0 %
3 CAPUL, N.S. 730 97.3 %
TABONTABON,
4
LEYTE 845 97.1 %
5 PALAPAG, N.S. 2, 917 97.0 %
6 JIABONG, S. 1, 343 96.8 %
7 BONTOC, S.L. 2, 522 96.8 %
8 ALLEN, N.S. 2, 496 96.7 %
9 MAUTGUINAO, S. 840 96.7 %
10 TARANGNAN, S. 2, 315 96.5 %
 SUMMARY

• OPT+ Coverage in 2021 is higher than the 2020 OPT+

• Undernutrition trend in EV is slowly decreasing, while
overnutrition is steadily increasing
• Stunting among all age groups is high and peaks on the last
age bracket
• Samar Province remains top in stunting but drastically
reduced from previous year
• Northern Samar emerges as highest in underweight
• Leyte emerges as highest in wasting
• Southern Leyte tops prevalence on overnutrition
• Among cities, Borongan remains top in all indicators
• Double burden malnutrition (Stunting/Wasting/Obesity) is
still a concern
 CONSTRAINTS and CHALLENGES

• COVID-19 Pandemic restrictions

•Anthropometric tools used not standardized
•Use of old e-OPT tool and untrained in usage of new tool
•Not complete submission municipal to province
•Handwritten type of report (community level) due to
unavailability of laptop/phone for input
•Unskilled in laptop operations
•Late submission of eOPT Report
•Coverage: below 80%
• Submitted report are not the FINAL REPORTS
(discrepancy of data)
• E-OPT Report Submitted should be both hard and soft
copy