Percentage of underweight Children aged <5 years
Fully Specified
[en]
Percentage of underweight (weight-for-age less than -2 standard deviations of the WHO Child Growth Standards median) among children aged 0-5 years.
[en]
HMIS-Category-2
C1.2 Nutrition
HMIS-Category-1
C1: Access to Health Service
Interpretation
In Ethiopia, this indicator is used as an early warning for potential famine. This indicator is ...
Applicable Reporting Units
HP, HC/Clinic, Hospital, WorHO, ZHD/ScHO, RHB, FMOH
Numerator
Number of weights reflecting underweight amongst children under 5 years of age
Denominator
Total number of weights-for-age (WFAs) recorded amongst children under 5 years of age whose growt...
Disaggregation
Age; 0-24 months and 25-59 months old
Severity: Moderate (-2 to -3 Z-score) and severe (below -...
Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Primary Sources
Service delivery tally for (HP), Immunization and Growth Monitoring registers