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Source: UNSTATS, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates (2023 Edition), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank Group

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age

Indicator number

2.2.1

Target name

By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons

Target number

2.2

Global indicator description
UN designated tier

1

UN custodian agency

UNICEF, WHO

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UNSTATS, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates (2023 Edition), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank Group

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