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| Data last updated | 2024-02-26: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window |
| Metadata last updated | 2024-02-26: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window |
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 |
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| 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 |
| Link to UN metadata | United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 232kB) opens in a new window |
| Organisation |
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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| Link to data source | Link opens in a new window |
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