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Prevalence of underweight children

Field Value
Description Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.
Definition Not specified
Outcome type Health impacts
Category NutritionAndHealth
Connects to transition domains None specified
Unit(s) of measurement None specified
Unit(s) of measurement description % of children under 5
SDG Targets SDG_2_2, SDG_3_4
Transition domain alignment Area_1 (Strong), Area_2 (Weak), Area_3 (Adequate), Area_4 (Adequate)
Supply chain components Consumption
Methodology Not specified