This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from St Helens statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from St Helens statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other St Helens-specific metadata information.
| Goal |
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture |
|---|---|
| Target |
Target 2.2: By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons |
| Indicator |
Indicator 2.2.2: Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight) |
| Organisation |
Public Health England |
| Definition and concepts |
Children with low weight for age are known as underweight. Overweight and obesity is when a person is too heavy for his or her height. Body mass index (BMI) is an index of weight-for-height. It is defined as a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of his/her height in meters (kg/m²). The BMI classification of each child is derived by calculating the child’s BMI centile. This calculation uses age and sex as well as height and weight to take into account different growth patterns in children at different ages. |
| Unit of measure |
Percentage (%) |
| Data sources |
Public Health Profiles - Reception: Prevalence of underweight Public Health Profiles - Reception: Prevalence of overweight (including obesity) |
| Data compilers |
Public Health England |
| Data last updated | 2022-06-27: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window |
| Metadata last updated | 2022-07-08: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window |