Prevalence of thinness among adolescents aged 10-19 years (BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate))

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Indicator name: 
 Prevalence of thinness among children and adolescents, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median 
Short name: 
 NCD_BMI_MINUS2  
Data type: 
 Percent 
Indicator Id: 
 4805 

                            Topic:
                        

                                BMI
                            

Definition:

Percentage of defined population with a body mass index (BMI) less than 2 standard deviations below the median, according to the WHO child growth standards.

Disaggregation:

Sex

Method of measurement

Based on measured height and weight.

M&E Framework:

Outcome

Method of estimation:

Input data and methods are described here: NCD-RisC. Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies with 128.9 million participants. Lancet 2017. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32129-3.

Preferred data sources:

Population-based surveys

Unit Multiplier:

-2

Contact person email:

rileyl@who.int

Name:

Leanne Riley

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