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Indicator name:
Proportion of children 6-23 months of age who received a minimum meal frequency
Data type:
Percent
Indicator Id:
5345
Definition:
Percentage of children 6-23 months of age who received a minimum meal frequency
Method of estimation:
Numerator: Number of breastfed children 6–23 months of age who received solid, semi-solid or soft foods the minimum2 number of times or more during the previous day AND the number of non-breastfed children 6–23 months of age who received solid, semi-solid or soft foods or milk feeds the minimum number of times or more during the previous day. Denominator: Breastfed children aged 6-23 months AND Non-breastfed children aged 6-23 months
Unit of Measure:
Percent
Links:
https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/infant-and-young-child-feeding/
https://data.unicef.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/UNICEF_Expanded_Global_Databases_Complementary_Feeding_May2018.xlsx
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