Levels and trends in child malnutrition child malnutrition: UNICEF / WHO / World Bank Group Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates
Author | : World Health Organization |
Publisher | : World Health Organization |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2023-05-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789240073791 |
ISBN-13 | : 9240073795 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Child malnutrition estimates for the indicators stunting, wasting, overweight and underweight describe the magnitude and patterns of under- and overnutrition. UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates inter-agency group updates regularly the global and regional estimates in prevalence and numbers for each indicator. The key findings 2023 edition includes global and regional trends and country-level estimates are also presented, with a summary of the enhanced methodology for deriving country-level model-based estimates for stunting and overweight. Country progress assessment towards the 2030 targets is provided with summaries by region.