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Stunting Distributions Wasting Distributions
Stunting distributions
•Definition: Distribution of the percent of children falling into one of four Z-score categories for height for age: <-3Z (severe stunting), -3 to -2Z (moderate stunting), -2 to -1Z (mild stunting), and >-1Z (not stunted). Stunting reflects chronic undernutrition.
| • | Default data source: Data have been recalculated for consistency across countries, using DHS and MICS datasets. This also ensures that the values reflect the exact age groups of interest. |
| • | Notes: Disaggregated data are not available for 0-1 and 1-5 months. As a proxy, the 0-6 month values are applied to both age groups. |
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Wasting distributions
•Definition: Distribution of the percent of children falling into one of four Z-score categories for weight for height: <-3Z (severe wasting), -3 to -2Z (moderate wasting), -2 to -1Z (mild wasting), and >-1Z (not wasted). Wasting reflects acute undernutrition.
| • | Default data source: Data have been recalculated for consistency across countries, using DHS and MICS datasets. This also ensures that the values reflect the exact age groups of interest. |
| • | Notes: Disaggregated data are not available for 0-1 and 1-5 months. As a proxy, the 0-6 month values are applied to both age groups. |
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