CDC's Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System

Table 11D
2008 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance⁽¹⁾
National
Summary of Trends in Age Distribution
Children Aged less than 5 years ⁽²⁾

Summary of Trends in Age Distribution⁽³⁾
Year	Number Included in Analysis ⁽⁴⁾	0 - 11 Months %	12 - 23 Months %	24 - 59 Months %
2008	8,164,612	35.8	23.0	41.3
2007	7,995,600	37.6	22.1	40.3
2006	7,599,318	37.6	21.8	40.6
2005	7,117,562	35.3	22.0	42.6
2004	6,930,341	35.4	22.2	42.5
2003	6,358,666	35.8	21.9	42.3
2002	5,518,837	36.5	21.7	41.8
2001	4,943,250	37.8	21.4	40.8
2000	5,019,497	37.7	21.2	41.1
1999	5,542,296	36.9	21.3	41.8
1998	5,697,317	36.1	21.2	42.7
1997	5,703,221	35.1	20.9	44.0
1996	6,024,305	35.3	21.2	43.6
1995	5,984,296	35.8	21.6	42.6
1994	5,711,154	37.0	21.7	41.2
1993	4,937,857	37.3	22.7	40.1
1992	4,543,683	39.6	23.2	37.3
1991	4,319,881	42.9	22.3	34.8
1990	3,742,602	43.5	22.0	34.6
1989	3,314,772	42.5	22.2	35.3
1988	2,036,649	42.8	22.3	34.9
1987	1,738,567	43.4	22.1	34.4
1986	1,586,020	44.0	21.1	34.9
1985	1,334,323	42.5	20.8	36.7
1984	1,054,961	42.6	21.3	36.1
1983	866,238	44.8	21.6	33.6
1982	662,762	43.7	21.1	35.2
1981	528,895	42.6	21.7	35.7
1980	594,245	37.8	22.4	39.7
1979	324,360	36.5	22.6	41.0
1978	239,882	37.0	22.4	40.6
1977	198,928	36.2	21.8	42.0
1976	150,400	34.0	22.8	43.2
1975	113,146	37.9	23.2	38.9
1974	52,315	40.7	21.9	37.4
1973	12,075	16.4	19.3	64.3
(1) Reporting period is January 1 through December 31. (2) Analyses based on one record per child. (3) Records rejected if date of birth and date of visit unknown. (4) Excludes records with unknown data or errors. * Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.