E44.1 is the ICD-10 code for Mild protein-energy malnutrition. It is a four-character subcategory of E44 (Protein-energy malnutrition of moderate and mild degree), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block E40–E46 (Malnutrition) in Chapter IV, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- IV · E00–E90
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Definition
Weight loss in children or adults, or lack of weight gain in children leading to an observed weight that is 1 or more but less than 2 standard deviations below the mean value for the reference population (or a similar loss expresssed through other statistical approaches). When only one measurement is available, there is a high probability of mild protein-energy malnutrition when the observed weight is 1 or more but less than 2 standard deviations below the mean of the reference population.
E44.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
E44.1Mild protein-/energiunderernæring
DE441Mild protein- og energimangelsygdom
E44.1Lievä proteiini-energia-aliravitsemus
E44.1Leichte Energie- und Eiweißmangelernährung
E44.1Malnutrition protéinoénergétique légère
E44.1lichte eiwit/energie-ondervoeding
E44.1Mild protein-calorie malnutrition
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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