Indicator Information


Indicators 2.2.2.b: Proportion of overweight children (weight for height above plus two standard deviations from the median) under the age of 5 years


Goal Type SDG
Goal 2 - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Targets 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
Indicators 2.2.2.b : Proportion of overweight children (weight for height above plus two standard deviations from the median) under the age of 5 years
Data Source MICS, BBS, SID
Unit %
Data Frequency Triennial (2012-13, 2019, 2022, 2025)
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Time Period Total/Disaggregation Targets Status ( % )
2012-13 Total 1.6000
2019 Total 2.4000
2025(Target) Total 1.00
2030(Target) Total 1.00
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