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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)