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Indicator description
Indicator:
Children severely stunted
Measure:
Percent
Definition:
Percentage of children severely stunted (below -3 SD of height for age according to the WHO standard)
Denominator:
Children under age five
Group:
Nutritional status of children
Universe:
Children
Type:
Indicator
Decimals:
1
Indicator ID:
CN_NUTS_C_HA3
Indicator description
Indicator:
Children stunted
Measure:
Percent
Definition:
Percentage of children stunted (below -2 SD of height for age according to the WHO standard)
Denominator:
Children under age five
Group:
Nutritional status of children
Universe:
Children
Type:
Indicator
Decimals:
1
Indicator ID:
CN_NUTS_C_HA2
Indicator description
Indicator:
Mean height for age of children
Measure:
Mean
Definition:
Mean height for age z-score for children according to the WHO standard
Denominator:
Children under age five
Group:
Nutritional status of children
Universe:
Children
Type:
Indicator
Decimals:
1
Indicator ID:
CN_NUTS_C_HAM
Indicator description
Indicator:
Children severely wasted
Measure:
Percent
Definition:
Percentage of children severely wasted (below -3 SD of weight for height according to the WHO standard)
Denominator:
Children under age five
Group:
Nutritional status of children
Universe:
Children
Type:
Indicator
Decimals:
1
Indicator ID:
CN_NUTS_C_WH3
Indicator description
Indicator:
Children wasted
Measure:
Percent
Definition:
Percentage of children wasted (below -2 SD of weight for height according to the WHO standard)
Denominator:
Children under age five
Group:
Nutritional status of children
Universe:
Children
Type:
Indicator
Decimals:
1
Indicator ID:
CN_NUTS_C_WH2
Indicator description
Indicator:
Children overweight
Measure:
Percent
Definition:
Percentage of children overweight (above +2 SD of weight for height according to the WHO standard)
Denominator:
Children under age five
Group:
Nutritional status of children
Universe:
Children
Type:
Indicator
Decimals:
1
Indicator ID:
CN_NUTS_C_WHP
Indicator description
Indicator:
Mean weight for height of children
Measure:
Mean
Definition:
Mean weight for height z-score for children according to the WHO standard
Denominator:
Children under age five
Group:
Nutritional status of children
Universe:
Children
Type:
Indicator
Decimals:
1
Indicator ID:
CN_NUTS_C_WHM
Indicator description
Indicator:
Children severely underweight
Measure:
Percent
Definition:
Percentage of children severely underweight (below -3 SD of weight for age according to the WHO standard)
Denominator:
Children under age five
Group:
Nutritional status of children
Universe:
Children
Type:
Indicator
Decimals:
1
Indicator ID:
CN_NUTS_C_WA3
Indicator description
Indicator:
Children underweight
Measure:
Percent
Definition:
Percentage of children underweight (below -2 SD of weight for age according to the WHO standard)
Denominator:
Children under age five
Group:
Nutritional status of children
Universe:
Children
Type:
Indicator
Decimals:
1
Indicator ID:
CN_NUTS_C_WA2
Indicator description
Indicator:
Children overweight for their age
Measure:
Percent
Definition:
Percentage of children overweight for their age (above +2 SD of weight for age according to the WHO standard)
Denominator:
Children under age five
Group:
Nutritional status of children
Universe:
Children
Type:
Indicator
Decimals:
1
Indicator ID:
CN_NUTS_C_WAP
Indicator description
Indicator:
Mean weight for age of children
Measure:
Mean
Definition:
Mean weight for age z-score for children according to the WHO standard
Denominator:
Children under age five
Group:
Nutritional status of children
Universe:
Children
Type:
Indicator
Decimals:
1
Indicator ID:
CN_NUTS_C_WAM
DHS Quickstats Indicators
Indicator Name
Indicator Definition
Indicator Denominator
Children severely stunted
Percentage of children severely stunted (below -3 SD of height for age according to the WHO standard)
Children under age five (C)
Children stunted
Percentage of children stunted (below -2 SD of height for age according to the WHO standard)
Children under age five (C)
Mean height for age of children
Mean height for age z-score for children according to the WHO standard
Children under age five (C)
Children severely wasted
Percentage of children severely wasted (below -3 SD of weight for height according to the WHO standard)
Children under age five (C)
Children wasted
Percentage of children wasted (below -2 SD of weight for height according to the WHO standard)
Children under age five (C)
Children overweight
Percentage of children overweight (above +2 SD of weight for height according to the WHO standard)
Children under age five (C)
Mean weight for height of children
Mean weight for height z-score for children according to the WHO standard
Children under age five (C)
Children severely underweight
Percentage of children severely underweight (below -3 SD of weight for age according to the WHO standard)
Children under age five (C)
Children underweight
Percentage of children underweight (below -2 SD of weight for age according to the WHO standard)
Children under age five (C)
Children overweight for their age
Percentage of children overweight for their age (above +2 SD of weight for age according to the WHO standard)
Children under age five (C)
Mean weight for age of children
Mean weight for age z-score for children according to the WHO standard
Children under age five (C)
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