
Stunting in a nutshell - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 19, 2015 · Stunting is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. Children are …
Global nutrition targets 2025: stunting policy brief
Dec 30, 2014 · Childhood stunting is one of the most significant impediments to human development, globally affecting approximately 162 million children under the age of 5 years. …
Malnutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 24, 2025 · Malnutrition refers to deficiencies or excesses in nutrient intake, imbalance of essential nutrients or impaired nutrient utilization. The double burden of malnutrition consists …
Childhood Stunting: Context, Causes and Consequences
Apr 7, 2016 · This conceptual framework highlights the role of complementary feeding within the layers of contextual and causal factors that lead to stunted growth and development and the …
Malnutrition in Children - UNICEF DATA
Jul 21, 2025 · Malnutrition is a violation of children’s rights, while good nutrition sets children on the path to grow, develop, learn and reach their full potential. Despite significant progress over …
Gizi | UNICEF Indonesia
Stunting pada anak merupakan bentuk gizi buruk yang paling sering terjadi di Indonesia, dialami oleh lebih dari 4,5 juta balita. Anak stunting lebih berisiko mengalami gangguan …
Fact sheets - Malnutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 1, 2024 · Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition addresses 3 broad groups of conditions: …
Child malnutrition: Stunting among children under 5 years of age
Child stunting refers to a child who is too short for his or her age and is the result of chronic or recurrent malnutrition. Stunting is a contributing risk factor to child mortality and is also a …
Stop stunting | UNICEF India
Stunting causes irreversible physical and mental damage to children. A stunted child is too short for their age, does not fully develop, and stunting reflects chronic undernutrition during the …
Levels and trends in child malnutrition: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank …
Jul 21, 2025 · Child malnutrition estimates for the indicators stunting, severe wasting, wasting and overweight describe the magnitude and patterns of under- and overnutrition. The UNICEF …