THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA 60 51.2 48.6 50 40.7 40 32.3 31.7 30.6 50 39.3 36.2 32.2 28.9 30 16 20 10 5.2 1 4.5 18.5 13.8 6.5 10.5 6.6 11.9 1.7 10.3 5.6 13.4 4.3 7 9.3 2.2 9.8 1.4 11.9 4.7 0 Wasting underweight Stunting Source: Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee Report, July 2017 355 The trends of stunting, underweight and wasting from 1992 to 2016 are shown below. These indicators of malnutrition have remained high to date. Prevalence of stunting is higher in the rural areas than in the urban areas while for both wasting and underweight, prevalence is higher in the urban areas. These statistic suggest that overall, compared to the 2014 demographic health survey (DHS), malnutrition is increasing in Lesotho. 166