Children under 5 moderately or severely underweight, both sexes %

The percentage of children aged 0-59 months whose weight for age is less than two standard deviations below the median weight for age of the international reference population according to the 2006 WHO Child Growth Standards.

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Maintainer UNEP SDG Unit
Last Updated February 23, 2024, 14:32 (UTC)
Created February 23, 2024, 14:32 (UTC)
Language en
category Sufficient food production
data_type statistical
indicator_id 21
indicator_name Children under 5 moderately or severely underweight
spatial_coverage global
unit % of children under 5