Malnutrition continues to be the reason for making children much more vulnerable to diseases and death. There are 4 broad types of malnutrition: wasting, stunting, underweight and overweight.
Severe Wasting - % of children aged 0–59 months who are below minus three standard deviations from median weight-for-height Wasting – Moderate and severe: % of children aged 0–59 months who are below minus two standard deviations from median weight-for-height
Overweight – Moderate and severe: % aged 0-59 months who are above two standard deviations from median weight-for-height
Stunting – Moderate and severe: % of children aged 0–59 months who are below minus two standard deviations from median height-for-age
Underweight – Moderate and severe: % of children aged 0–59 months who are below minus two standard deviations from median weight-for-age
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