Prevalence of underweight or overweight (including obese) 4 to 5 year old children based on Body Mass Index (BMI) classifications

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Source: Public Health England

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

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Prevalence of underweight or overweight (including obese) 4 to 5 year old children based on Body Mass Index (BMI) classifications

Indicator description

Percentage of 4 to 5 year old children categorised as underweight or overweight (including obese) based on Body Mass Index (BMI) classifications.

Geographical coverage
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)

Definitions

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.

Calculations

No calculations were performed in the data acquisition of this indicator as appropriate data was readily available in the final format specified by this indicator.

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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 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)

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

UN designated tier

1

UN custodian agency

UNICEF

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Source 1

Organisation

Public Health England

Periodicity

Annual

Earliest available data

2006/07

Geographical coverage

England

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Release date Oct 10, 2019
Next release

TBA

Statistical classification

Official Statistic

Contact details
Other information

Data acquired from the National Child Measurement Programme.

Source 2

Organisation

Public Health England

Periodicity

Annual

Earliest available data

2006/07

Geographical coverage

England

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Release date Oct 10, 2019
Next release

TBA

Statistical classification

Official Statistic

Contact details
Other information

Data acquired from the National Child Measurement Programme.