Commitment
Reduce prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age
Description
Already included in the multisector nutrition plan in the country. Periodfic District Health Survey conducted in the country every 5 years provides the data as it is already included in the survey instrument.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Stunting under 5 reduced to 10%
Description
One of the policy priority areas under the National Nutrition Policy of Sri Lanka is Nutrition improvement throughout the life course. Based on this priority, Multisector Action Plan for Nutrition 2018-2025 clearly identifies "Reduce the Prevalence of Stunting to 10.8%" as a key result area. As the country works towards this commitment, it is rational and practical to include it for N4G..
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Global nutrition target(s) |
Childhood stunting
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Undernutrition
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of stunting among children under five |
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| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 17.3% | 2016 |
| Target | 10% |
