The 2019 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report on the State of the World’s Children (SOWC) discusses issues involving children such as birth weight, nutrition, illnesses and immunization coverage, among others. The report noted the following health indicators on children in the Philippines: highest rate of low birth weight among ASEAN Member States (AMS); third highest percentage of pre-school children who are stunted; and lowest immunization coverage for vaccinepreventable diseases among AMS.
