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While this is not a quantitative indicator, the responsible agency is currently exploring if there are any relevant policy/legislation appropriate for the Australian context.

Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age

While children’s growth is monitored using growth charts in the clinical setting, the data from the growth charts are not collated on a national level, the state and territory level or for sub-groups of the population such as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.  Therefore the prevalence of stunting based on the WHO Child Growth Standards in Australia is not available.

National Metadata

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Australia closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Australian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Australia-specific metadata information.

Responsible agency
The agency responsible for this data entry is Department of Health
Reporting Year
2018
Indicator used

Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age

Caveat
While this is not a quantitative indicator, the responsible agency is currently exploring if there are any relevant policy/legislation appropriate for the Australian context.
Indicator status
Exploring data sources
Indicator description

Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age

Geographic Coverage
Australia
Unit of measurement

Nil

Methodology

Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age

Other information

nil

Page updated
17 July 2018

Global Metadata

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name
Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age
Indicator number
2.2.1
Target number
2.2
Target name

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

Global indicator description

Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age

UN designated tier
Tier 1
UN custodian agency
United Nations International Children’s Emergency FundWorld Health Organisation
Link to UN metadata
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 75kb)

Sources

Other

No other information for this indicator

Historic