Tag: Public health indicators

According to UNICEF and WHO, in 2022, approximately 22.3% of children under five were affected by stunting, the primary indicator of chronic malnutrition. Chronic malnutrition is a long-term condition resulting from prolonged nutritional deprivation or poor health, distinct from the rapid onset of acute malnutrition. Understanding how is chronic malnutrition best measured by is essential for effective public health interventions and tracking global progress.

According to UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), 45 million children under the age of 5 suffered from acute malnutrition in 2022, a condition often assessed using a metric known as Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM). This statistic underscores the urgency and scale of the issue. Global acute malnutrition refers to a population-level measurement used to assess the nutritional status of a specific group, typically children aged 6 to 59 months, within the context of a humanitarian emergency or food crisis.