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Source: UNICEF(United Nations Children’s Fund), WHO(World Health Organizaion), WB(World Bank)

Geographical Area: Total

Sub-indicators: Percent (%)

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Data type

Estimated data by international organizations (Type2)
This is Korean data prepared by international organizations through estimation and modeling.
If there are no national data corresponding to UN SDGs indicators, international data are available for monitoring.

Indicator name

Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight)

Definition

Prevalence of overweight among children: children who are overweight (weight-for-height > +2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) as a proportion of population under 5 years of age).
Prevalence of underweight among children: children who are underweight (weight-for-height < -2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) as a proportion of population under 5 years of age).

Data collection

Compiled based on the UNICEF global database (CRING).

Organizations

UNICEF(United Nations Children’s Fund), WHO(World Health Organizaion), WB(World Bank)

Periodicity

Annually

Metadata https://kostat-sdg-kor.github.io/sdg-indicators/public/data/Metadata-02-02-02_ENG.pdf opens in a new window