Appendix 01
Appendix 1: Nutrition indicators
The Global Nutrition Report uses the following indicators to track progress on malnutrition.
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Adolescent underweight:
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- Children and adolescents aged 5–19 years who are more than one standard deviation below the median BMI for age of the WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents. Share definition
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Adolescent overweight:
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- Children and adolescents aged 5–19 years who are more than one standard deviation above the median BMI for age of the WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents. Share definition
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Adolescent obesity:
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- Children and adolescents aged 5–19 years who are more than two standard deviations above the median BMI for age of the WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents. Share definition
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Adult diabetes:
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- Adults aged 18 and older with fasting glucose ≥7.0mmol/L, on medication for raised blood glucose or with a history of diagnosis of diabetes. Share definition
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Anaemia in women:
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- Pregnant women with haemoglobin levels below 110 grams per litre at sea level. Non-pregnant women with haemoglobin levels below 120 grams per litre at sea level. Share definition
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Childhood overweight:
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- Children aged 0–59 months who are more than two standard deviations (moderate and severe) above the median weight-for-height of the WHO Child Growth Standards. Share definition
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Childhood stunting:
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- Children aged 0–59 months who are more than two standard deviations (moderate and severe) below the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards. Share definition
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Childhood wasting:
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- Children aged 0–59 months who are more than two standard deviations (moderate and severe) below the median weight-for-height of the WHO Child Growth Standards. Share definition
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Continued breastfeeding at 1 year:
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- Children 12–15 months of age who are fed breast milk. Share definition
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Continued breastfeeding at 2 years:
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- Children 20–23 months of age who are fed breast milk. Share definition
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Early initiation of breastfeeding:
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- Children born in the last 24 months who were put to the breast within one hour of birth. Share definition
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Exclusive breastfeeding:
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- Infants 0–5 months of age who are fed exclusively with breast milk during the previous day. Share definition
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Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods:
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- Infants 6–8 months of age who received solid, semi-solid or soft foods during the previous day. Share definition
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Minimum acceptable diet:
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- Children aged 6–23 months who received a minimum acceptable diet (apart from breastmilk) during the previous day. Share definition
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Minimum dietary diversity:
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- Children aged 6–23 months who received minimum dietary diversity during the previous day. Share definition
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Minimum meal frequency:
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- Children aged 6–23 months who received minimum meal frequency during the previous day. Share definition
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Raised blood pressure:
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- Adults aged 18 and over with raised blood pressure: systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥140/90mmHg. Share definition
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Salt:
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- The mean intake of salt/sodium of adults aged 25 and over, expressed in grams per day. Share definition
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