| 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 |