Height-for-age <-2SD & Weight-for-height <-2SD, Survey Estimates

​Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are both wasted and stunted from the median weight-for-height of the reference population​​​

Alternate (Display) Name

Wasted and Stunted (WHZ <-2 AND HAZ <-2)

Numerator Definition

Number of children under 5 falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height and falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age of the reference population​

Denominator Definition

Children under 5 years of age in the surveyed population​ with valid heights-for-age and valid weights-for-height​

Population used for aggregation

Children 0-59 months

Aggregation method

Not Aggregated

Is SOWC: No
Is Emergency Indicator: No