Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are both wasted and severely stunted from the median weight-for-height of the reference population
Number of children under 5 falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height and falling below -3 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
Not Classified
Aggregation method
Not Classified
Is SOWC: No
Is Emergency Indicator: No
Custodian: Division of Analysis, Planning & Monitoring, UNICEF